Official Cup

Arena Pirituba 4EVER
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lisandro Piearres took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Ekzema F.V. booed when PIRITUBA MM 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dráusio Vale didn't get a good kick on the ball. PIRITUBA MM 4EVER's Salomon Verite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lisandro Piearres in the 5th minute of play. PIRITUBA MM 4EVER's Salomon Verite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lisandro Piearres in the 12th minute of play. After a rather tough play, PIRITUBA MM 4EVER's Dráusio Vale got a free kick in the 14th minute. 23 minutes into the match, Lisandro Piearres notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of PIRITUBA MM 4EVER's Salomon Verite. Salomon Verite was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ekzema F.V.'s Ximenez Cayuso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Van Leeuwe in the 26th minute of play. After 28 minutes Ekzema F.V.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Damian Salvidor who took care of the corner kick. A collision led to Ekzema F.V. getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Ricardo Arruda hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute Lisandro Piearres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salomon Verite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner led to Ekzema F.V.'s Alexandre Carrasqueira getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind PIRITUBA MM 4EVER's goalkeeper Salomon Verite, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ricardo Arruda hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Ximenez Cayuso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mark Van Leeuwe in the 42nd minute of play. Dráusio Vale got a throw-in 43 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Fabiano Amaro. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mark Van Leeuwe to make the kick off. When Dráusio Vale fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PIRITUBA MM 4EVER's protests and gave Dráusio Vale a yellow card for diving instead. In the 53rd minute, Dráusio Vale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 54th minute, Timoteo Estevez fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Laércio Baiano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ximenez Cayuso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, PIRITUBA MM 4EVER's Mark Van Leeuwe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ximenez Cayuso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Timoteo Estevez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Salomon Verite was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. 74 minutes into the match, Timoteo Estevez dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Salomon Verite, 0-3. Mark Van Leeuwe's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ximenez Cayuso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Salomon Verite showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timoteo Estevez in the 81st minute of the match. Salomon Verite showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timoteo Estevez in the 81st minute of the match. Ximenez Cayuso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mark Van Leeuwe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Mark Van Leeuwe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ximenez Cayuso was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. PIRITUBA MM 4EVER made a substitution. Zé Augusto Marinho replaced Laércio Baiano. Alexandre Carrasqueira's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Salomon Verite firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 97th minute of the match Ekzema F.V. got a corner. PIRITUBA MM 4EVER's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luisinho Toscano ran over to the corner to take the kick. The Ekzema F.V. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ekzema F.V. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.