Official Cup

AFA Arena
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Geovani Mendonça started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd minute, Maicon Palmeira made a precise shot to the right of Enrico Longo. AFA Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 9th minute, Staffan Nyberg 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. Vicente Guimarães came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by AFA Club's Dipa Beer. But to his dismay, Dipa Beer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Enrico Longo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovani Mendonça in the 15th minute of the match. Enrico Longo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Geovani Mendonça's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute Staffan Nyberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Guimarães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eduardo Koehler got a throw-in 19 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Dipa Beer. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind AFA Club's goalkeeper Enrico Longo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 28 minutes, Maicon Palmeira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. E. C. Uruguaiana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maicon Palmeira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vicente Guimarães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Naldo in the 30th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, AFA Club's Fu Yin Yao got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in AFA Club's zone, Shao Ming Jian stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Enrico Longo came out of the goal and Shao Ming Jian tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 36 minutes into the match, E. C. Uruguaiana's goal looked a bit too open when Staffan Nyberg came free, but Vicente Guimarães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute AFA Club were awarded a corner. Staffan Nyberg went to the cornerflag to take it. Geovani Mendonça fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrico Longo having to interfere. After having played for 40 minutes, Maicon Palmeira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. E. C. Uruguaiana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maicon Palmeira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Enrico Longo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maicon Palmeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fu Yin Yao hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute, Maicon Palmeira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Enrico Longo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2.

Enrico Longo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geovani Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. E. C. Uruguaiana's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Shao Ming Jian in the 53rd minute. A nice corner shot did that Shao Ming Jian got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Enrico Longo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 57th minute of the match, Geovani Mendonça tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Enrico Longo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 59th minute Geovani Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrico Longo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Geovani Mendonça's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Enrico Longo was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Enrico Longo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maicon Palmeira in the 65th minute. Enrico Longo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovani Mendonça in the 66th minute of the match. In the 67th minute of the match E. C. Uruguaiana got a corner. AFA Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Shao Ming Jian ran over to the corner to take the kick. Shao Ming Jian made a great header on E. C. Uruguaiana's corner, it was just that AFA Club's Enrico Longo managed to reach the ball for a save. Maicon Palmeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Enrico Longo made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Maicon Palmeira sent off a good shot on target. Enrico Longo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maicon Palmeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the game, AFA Club's Arnaldo Naldo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vicente Guimarães made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The audience was convinced that Maicon Palmeira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Enrico Longo was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. 81 minutes into the match, Maicon Palmeira dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Enrico Longo, 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovani Mendonça in the 85th minute of play forced AFA Club's goalkeeper Enrico Longo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When E. C. Uruguaiana's Geovani Mendonça in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFA Club's goalie prevented a goal. In the 89th minute E. C. Uruguaiana were awarded a corner. Shao Ming Jian went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of AFA Club's goalie and right to Maicon Palmeira. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. AFA Club's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. A throw-in in the 92nd minute of the game was made by Romeu Matorin with Eduardo Koehler as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. E. C. Uruguaiana's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.