Official Cup

Raulino de Oliveira
Spectators: 142 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 0) Olivier Gilg made the kick off and thus started the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Olivier Gilg managed to get in a good position for a shot. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's supporters rose to their feet, but Olivier Gilg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sílvio Simões breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sílvio Simões didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Olivier Gilg went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Albertinho Lima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Chico Donato tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Paulo Vidal hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. The supporters of DIPLOMATA FC PAB booed when Volta Redonda F. Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronaldinho Dracena didn't get a good kick on the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Volta Redonda F. Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Olivier Gilg came free, but Sílvio Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Volta Redonda F. Clube booed when DIPLOMATA FC PAB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Betinho Moreno didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 20 played minutes Volta Redonda F. Clube got a freekick which was hit by Luís Paulo Vidal. 22 minutes into the match, Volta Redonda F. Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Lopes came free, but Sílvio Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 24 minutes, Albertinho Lima mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Volta Redonda F. Clube and the DIPLOMATA FC PAB players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 24 played minutes Volta Redonda F. Clube got a freekick which was hit by Albertinho Lima. The audience was convinced that Olivier Gilg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sílvio Simões was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Olivier Gilg in the 26th minute. The corner ended in Olivier Gilg almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Volta Redonda F. Clube's Sílvio Simões did a great save. Volta Redonda F. Clube's Sílvio Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olivier Gilg in the 29th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ronaldinho Dracena during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ronaldinho Dracena hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Roberto Lopes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sílvio Simões having to interfere. 40 minutes into the game, Armandinho Vieira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Volta Redonda F. Clube the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 39th minute of the game. One of DIPLOMATA FC PAB:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Volta Redonda F. Clube:s goal. The goalkeeper, Chico Donato, was totally fooled by Volta Redonda F. Clube's Chiquinho Nóbrega, who 41 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After having played for 47 minutes, Olivier Gilg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's supporters crossed their fingers, but Olivier Gilg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Volta Redonda F. Clube players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. DIPLOMATA FC PAB were winning 1-2.

54 minutes into the match, Volta Redonda F. Clube's goalkeeper Sílvio Simões had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Niculae Martinescu. In the 57th minute Roberto Lopes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 59 minutes into the game, Chiquinho Nóbrega was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Volta Redonda F. Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DIPLOMATA FC PAB the free kick. In the 59th minute, Chiquinho Nóbrega hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Roberto Lopes in the 60th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Sílvio Simões kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-3 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. In the 65th minute of the match, Roberto Lopes tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sílvio Simões saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 67thth minute of the game Wanderson Rosa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Chico Donato was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Albertinho Lima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Chico Donato tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 72 minutes into the match, Volta Redonda F. Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Lopes came free, but Sílvio Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute Olivier Gilg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th play minute Roberto Lopes came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Sílvio Simões. 1-4. Chiquinho Nóbrega got his second yellow card in the match during the 86th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Volta Redonda F. Clube getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Chiquinho Nóbrega hit a great ball. Wilton do Valle fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 89th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball bounced in the crossbar and then went out. It was a very nice shot. In the 91st minute, Roberto Lopes made a precise shot to the right of Sílvio Simões. Volta Redonda F. Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. When the match was over DIPLOMATA FC PAB could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Volta Redonda F. Clube throughout the match.