Official Cup

S.S. Karaboudjan
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fernandinho Albuquerque took the kick off in the first half of the match. Leão da Estradinha FC's Gilson Leal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernandinho Albuquerque in the 7th minute of play. Leão da Estradinha FC's Gilson Leal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuri Teixeira in the 10th minute of play. A collision led to Karaboudjan getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Yuri Teixeira hit a great ball. After 16 minutes, Délio Vianna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Leão da Estradinha FC and the Karaboudjan players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Karaboudjan booed when Leão da Estradinha FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Délio Vianna didn't get a good kick on the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Leão da Estradinha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luizão Peixoto came free, but Gilson Leal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Leão da Estradinha FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Ricardinho Xavier hit a great ball. In the 26th minute, Fernandinho Albuquerque left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Karaboudjan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Yuri Teixeira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Gilson Leal made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fernandinho Albuquerque got free with Gilson Leal in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Through an outstanding action, after 36 minutes, Gilson Leal successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 42nd minute Luizão Peixoto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilson Leal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ricardinho Xavier was the one to do the kick off. Gilson Leal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felippe Monteiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 53rd minute, Ricardinho Xavier 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. In the 55th minute, Aírton Oliveira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Karaboudjan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Gilson Leal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luizão Peixoto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aírton Oliveira in the 63rd minute of play forced Leão da Estradinha FC's goalkeeper Gilson Leal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute Yuri Teixeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilson Leal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilson Leal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernandinho Albuquerque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gilson Leal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuri Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 70th minute Yuri Teixeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilson Leal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Leão da Estradinha FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. José Paulo Eger hit a great ball. Ricardo Ferraz hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute of the match Felippe Monteiro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gilson Leal showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Leão da Estradinha FC's Gilson Leal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernandinho Albuquerque in the 77th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Leão da Estradinha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aírton Oliveira came free, but Gilson Leal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gilson Leal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuri Teixeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karaboudjan's Marcelinho Abraão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Madureira in the 83rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luizão Peixoto in the 85th minute of play forced Leão da Estradinha FC's goalkeeper Gilson Leal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes into the match, Leão da Estradinha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fernandinho Albuquerque came free, but Gilson Leal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gilson Leal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernandinho Albuquerque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee ended the match the Karaboudjan players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.