Official Cup

Arena Da Zimba
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nathaniel Burnett made the kick off which started today's match. Chico Răica didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nathaniel Burnett went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Esporte Clube Zeus's defense didn't have a chance, in the 5th minute, when Nathaniel Burnett scored to the left of an out of position Chico Răica, making the score, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luan Campidelis in the 8th minute of play forced Imbituba - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Sidney Motta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chico Răica was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Nathaniel Burnett capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nathaniel Burnett really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. In the 13thth minute of the game Luan Campidelis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Imbituba - FSCMZ's Sidney Motta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Chico Răica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nathaniel Burnett, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Esporte Clube Zeus's Chico Răica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nathaniel Burnett in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st match minute, Imbituba - FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tostão Trigo to maneuver through the defense. Chico Răica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nathaniel Burnett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Esporte Clube Zeus's Luan Campidelis in 30 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Sidney Motta guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Chico Răica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nathaniel Burnett in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th match minute, Esporte Clube Zeus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eurico Cardozo to maneuver through the defense. 38 minutes into the match, Esporte Clube Zeus's goalkeeper Chico Răica had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nathaniel Burnett. Chico Răica stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nathaniel Burnett's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. Nathaniel Burnett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chico Răica having to interfere. Chico Răica made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Nathaniel Burnett sent off a good shot on target.

Esporte Clube Zeus's Chico Răica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nathaniel Burnett in the 51st minute of play. After 58 minutes Esporte Clube Zeus's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pedro Luís Fonseca who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Pedro Luís Fonseca almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Esporte Clube Zeus's Chico Răica did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rolando Gaspard in the 59th minute of play forced Esporte Clube Zeus's goalkeeper Chico Răica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Esporte Clube Zeus's goal looked a bit too open when Nathaniel Burnett came free, but Chico Răica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute, Nathaniel Burnett made a precise shot to the right of Chico Răica. Esporte Clube Zeus's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. In the 75th minute, Válbson Pimenta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Imbituba - FSCMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. 84 minutes into the match, Válbson Pimenta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Chico Răica. Esporte Clube Zeus's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Válbson Pimenta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-1. The audience was convinced that Válbson Pimenta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chico Răica was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Nathaniel Burnett managed to get in a good position for a shot. Imbituba - FSCMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Nathaniel Burnett was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chico Răica breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Esporte Clube Zeus booed when Imbituba - FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dani Alves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Imbituba - FSCMZ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Esporte Clube Zeus for a fine match.