Official Cup

Merengue Laranjeiras
Spectators: 141 (Terracing: 107, Seating: 32, VIP seats: 2) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Josué Quintal in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arsenio Manni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Arsenio Manni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josué Quintal in the 5th minute of play. Arsenio Manni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Jofre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arsenio Manni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josué Quintal in the 8th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Josué Quintal in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arsenio Manni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Josué Quintal in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arsenio Manni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 15thth minute of the game Josué Quintal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Laus Deo's Arsenio Manni was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Josué Quintal spun around in front of the goal 15 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Laus Deo's goal. The supporters of MACUMBA booed when Laus Deo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robinho Recife didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arsenio Manni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josué Quintal in the 23rd minute of play. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Josué Quintal sped through Laus Deo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arsenio Manni. Laus Deo's Arsenio Manni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Josué Quintal in the 32nd minute of play. Arsenio Manni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josué Quintal in the 32nd minute of play. Josué Quintal took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arsenio Manni. Arsenio Manni dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Josué Quintal hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Josué Quintal managed to get in a good position for a shot. MACUMBA's supporters rose to their feet, but Josué Quintal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arsenio Manni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Josué Quintal to make the kick off. Peder Mellingen hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Josué Quintal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arsenio Manni having to interfere. With his leg Arsenio Manni managed to avoid a goal in the 56thth minute, when MACUMBA's Josué Quintal fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 57th minute Vivaldo Paes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arsenio Manni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arsenio Manni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vivaldo Paes, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Arsenio Manni made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Josué Quintal sent off a good shot on target. After 62 played minutes MACUMBA got a freekick which was hit by Leonel de Alcântara. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Josué Quintal managed to get in a good position for a shot. MACUMBA's supporters rose to their feet, but Josué Quintal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arsenio Manni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 68th minute Josué Quintal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arsenio Manni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Arsenio Manni managed to avoid a goal in the 69thth minute, when MACUMBA's Josué Quintal fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Arsenio Manni was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Vivaldo Paes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vivaldo Paes really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. In the 73rd minute, Josué Quintal 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. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Josué Quintal put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Arsenio Manni. In the 80th minute, Cacá Diniz had to leave the field with a concussion. Mazinho Correia charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mazinho Correia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 81st minute, Mazinho Correia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Timur Belyaninov came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Laus Deo 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 Timur Belyaninov couldn't finish the play. Josué Quintal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Arsenio Manni made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Sly Percival's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manga Santos was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. 93 minutes into the game, Vivaldo Paes lined in a short shot 0-5 behind a frustrated Arsenio Manni. With an all-out effort, MACUMBA's Arsenio Manni threw himself towards the right post 96 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Josué Quintal, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When the match was over MACUMBA could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Laus Deo throughout the match.