Official Cup

Taquarão
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pranas Užkuraitis got the match started through his kick off. Haroldo Dante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vânderson Vasconcelos in the 8th minute of the match. Petr Čech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aníbal Sá in the 10th minute of the match. Batalhão do Peçanha's Pranas Užkuraitis got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Batalhão do Peçanha's Petr Čech got control of the ball when Breno Loyola tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pranas Užkuraitis in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Haroldo Dante saved Clube Atl. Taquaritinga from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pranas Užkuraitis in the 22nd minute of play forced Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's goalkeeper Haroldo Dante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haroldo Dante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pranas Užkuraitis in the 25th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Clube Atl. Taquaritinga defense, Pranas Užkuraitis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Haroldo Dante. The Clube Atl. Taquaritinga fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Haroldo Dante should have stopped the shot. Arthur Queraria hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 33rdth minute of the game Pranas Užkuraitis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Haroldo Dante was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Philippe Alcântara made in the 42nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Batalhão do Peçanha's Barr Eira. In the 45th minute Varban Pavlikyanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petr Čech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aníbal Sá stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Petr Čech made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Varban Pavlikyanov in the 51st minute of play. 53 minutes had been played when some careless play by Batalhão do Peçanha's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tarcisio Couto was slow to take the kick. During this time Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's corner Aníbal Sá fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Petr Čech quite easily take care of the ball. 54 minutes into the game, Batalhão do Peçanha's Pranas Užkuraitis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Haroldo Dante made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. The supporters of Clube Atl. Taquaritinga booed when Batalhão do Peçanha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnaldo Tróia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Batalhão do Peçanha's Pranas Užkuraitis got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 66th minute of the match, Arnaldo Tróia got a very nice opportunity to score, but Haroldo Dante was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Breno Loyola in the 67th minute of play forced Batalhão do Peçanha's goalkeeper Petr Čech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Clube Atl. Taquaritinga booed when Batalhão do Peçanha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Epaminondas Baba didn't get a good kick on the ball. Petr Čech made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aníbal Sá in the 70th minute of play. Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tarcisio Couto in the 71st minute. Pranas Užkuraitis might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Haroldo Dante. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pranas Užkuraitis ran back to his position shaking his head. Haroldo Dante made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pranas Užkuraitis in the 73rd minute. Haroldo Dante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pranas Užkuraitis, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Breno Loyola in the 86th minute of play forced Batalhão do Peçanha's goalkeeper Petr Čech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Peixoto hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 93 minutes into the game, Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Aníbal Sá nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Petr Čech made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Batalhão do Peçanha'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.