Official Cup

Monte Olimpo
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Luan Campidelis made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Augusto Saldanha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chico Răica was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Augusto Saldanha scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Chico Răica, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Saldanha in the 9th minute of play forced Esporte Clube Zeus's goalkeeper Chico Răica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zhou Ting Yong kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Chico Răica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Saldanha, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Gracie Barra's Augusto Saldanha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Chico Răica narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 15th minute, Augusto Saldanha 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, 0-2. Chico Răica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo de Queirós in the 21st minute of play. In the 25thth minute of the game Augusto Saldanha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Esporte Clube Zeus's Chico Răica was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Augusto Saldanha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Chico Răica read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. Esporte Clube Zeus's Chico Răica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Saldanha in the 30th minute of play. In the 37th minute Augusto Saldanha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chico Răica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 41 minutes Esporte Clube Zeus's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Şamil Sağman who took care of the corner kick. Augusto Saldanha made a great header on Gracie Barra's corner, it was just that Esporte Clube Zeus's Chico Răica managed to reach the ball for a save. Augusto Saldanha took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Chico Răica. Chico Răica dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Augusto Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Saldanha in the 46th minute of play forced Esporte Clube Zeus's goalkeeper Chico Răica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Augusto Saldanha to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Augusto Saldanha got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With his leg Chico Răica managed to avoid a goal in the 56thth minute, when Gracie Barra's Augusto Saldanha fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 57th minute, Gracie Barra's Augusto Saldanha dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. After 61st play minutes Augusto Saldanha shot 0-6, a short shot which went by Chico Răica and just under the crossbar into goal. Gracie Barra made a substitution. Ke Feng Zhen replaced Augusto Saldanha. After 66 minutes, Ke Feng Zhen made it 0-7 with a short kick to the right side. Esporte Clube Zeus's Chico Răica tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Chico Răica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Velloso in the 71st minute of play. Chico Răica made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Murphey Shipman sent off a good shot on target. Chico Răica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jago Štriker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Murphey Shipman got free with Chico Răica in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Murphey Shipman came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Gracie Barra 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 Murphey Shipman couldn't finish the play. Chico Răica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jago Štriker in the 79th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Murphey Shipman got free with Chico Răica in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Jago Štriker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chico Răica was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Chico Răica stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ke Feng Zhen's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. The Esporte Clube Zeus fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Gracie Barra were clearly better and deserved to take the win.