Official Cup

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Geert Wijgaert started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrico Carvalho in the 3rd minute of play forced MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalkeeper Lara Guadalupi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute Enrico Carvalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lara Guadalupi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lara Guadalupi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrico Carvalho in the 4th minute of play. Lara Guadalupi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wellington Matos, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After having played for 14 minutes, Davi Vaz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MAGNIFICOS.FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Davi Vaz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Universidade Celestial FC's zone, Davi Vaz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gaston Sessa came out of the goal and Davi Vaz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Geert Wijgaert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 19 minutes into the match, Universidade Celestial FC's goalkeeper Gaston Sessa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geert Wijgaert. In the 20thth minute of the game Wellington Matos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Wellington Matos kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Geert Wijgaert could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Gaston Sessa made a huge save. Christian Sampaio got a throw-in 35 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Enrico Carvalho. Davi Vaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Gaston Sessa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd match minute, MAGNIFICOS.FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Davi Vaz to maneuver through the defense. Lara Guadalupi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrico Carvalho in the 46th minute of play. After the first half Universidade Celestial FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

MAGNIFICOS.FC's Cristoforo Balestra was substituted for Leonardo Paz. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Enrico Carvalho to make the kick off. Shivaraja Budaj hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. 55 minutes into the game, Christian Sampaio threw the ball into play from the sideline. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Gilberto Lalla quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Gaston Sessa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geert Wijgaert in the 60th minute of the match. MAGNIFICOS.FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gilberto Lalla in the 65th minute. Shivaraja Budaj made a great header on MAGNIFICOS.FC's corner, it was just that Universidade Celestial FC's Gaston Sessa managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 68th minute, Baltazar Alagoano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Frederico Hermes was substituted for Davi Vaz. In the 69th minute, Baltazar Alagoano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Universidade Celestial FC's Mathias Zanussi got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 72nd match minute, Universidade Celestial FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Sampaio to maneuver through the defense. Gaston Sessa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geert Wijgaert in the 73rd minute of the match. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save MAGNIFICOS.FC from getting a goal against them. Gaston Sessa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frederico Hermes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lara Guadalupi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Luís Neto in the 89th minute of play. Didi Paranaense kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Valério Ortiz was substituted for Geert Wijgaert. Universidade Celestial FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.