Official Cup

CVX
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fernando Vander took the kick off in the first half of the match. Yan Peixoto came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Ceará's Fernando Vander. But to his dismay, Fernando Vander quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After a rather tough play, Ceará's Thomas Milert got a free kick in the 8th minute. 9 minutes into the game, Cristiano Lago cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Steve Kerr was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Carlos Saúl Recalde could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Steve Kerr made a huge save. When Cristiano Lago came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Until Five fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cristiano Lago couldn't finish the play. Cristiano Lago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 22 minutes into the game, Cristiano Lago cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Steve Kerr was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Steve Kerr made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Saúl Recalde in the 26th minute. In the 27th match minute, Ceará was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomas Milert to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute, Cristiano Lago left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Until Five fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Lago in the 37th minute of play forced Ceará's goalkeeper Steve Kerr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Until Five's Steve Kerr threw himself towards the right post 37 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cristiano Lago, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience was convinced that Cristiano Lago's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Steve Kerr was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Carlos Saúl Recalde could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Steve Kerr made a huge save. Cristiano Lago recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristiano Lago to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Cristiano Lago cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Steve Kerr was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Ceará's Délio Bittencourt got a free kick in the 54th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Carlos Saúl Recalde had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Steve Kerr. Ceará's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Saúl Recalde was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. In the 63rdth minute of the game Cristiano Lago who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ceará's Steve Kerr was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cristiano Lago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Steve Kerr tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the game, Délio Bittencourt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ceará's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Until Five the free kick. Yan Peixoto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Vander in the 79th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, Délio Bittencourt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Ceará booed when Until Five was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gernando Cearense didn't get a good kick on the ball. Steve Kerr stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristiano Lago's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. Until Five's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.