Official Cup

MINEIRÃO
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Décio Messias took the kick off in the first half of the match. Décio Messias took the ball and in the 2 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Francisco Eger. Francisco Eger dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The audience was convinced that Décio Messias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francisco Eger was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, OFFLINE's Carlos Alberto Saraiva got a free kick in the 7th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Luís França managed to get in a good position for a shot. OFFLINE's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís França was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cacá Maciel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Francisco Eger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdir Arósio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sipo EC's Cacá Maciel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldinho Braga in the 16th minute of play. OFFLINE's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luís Paulo Ortiz in the 17th minute. After taking down the ball on OFFLINE's corner Luís Paulo Ortiz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cacá Maciel quite easily take care of the ball. Cacá Maciel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís França, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute Décio Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Eger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ronaldinho Braga got free with Cacá Maciel in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cacá Maciel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldinho Braga in the 30th minute of play. In the 30th minute Rafa Batista suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 30 minutes into the game, Rodolfo Porto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sipo EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave OFFLINE the free kick. OFFLINE's Silas Chaves was substituted for Rafa Batista. Rodolfo Porto kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Francisco Eger came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Sipo EC's Décio Messias. But to his dismay, Décio Messias quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 37 minutes into the match, OFFLINE's goal looked a bit too open when José Paulo Prata came free, but Francisco Eger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, OFFLINE's goal looked a bit too open when Valdir Arósio came free, but Francisco Eger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 39 played minutes OFFLINE got a freekick which was hit by Ronaldinho Braga. In the 40th minute, José Paulo Prata left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sipo EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After the first half Sipo EC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ronaldinho Braga to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldinho Braga in the 52nd minute of play forced Sipo EC's goalkeeper Cacá Maciel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nildo Recife hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After 59 minutes, Genílson Dracena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the OFFLINE and the Sipo EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 59th match minute, OFFLINE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Genílson Dracena to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute, Wanderson Porto sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and OFFLINE's Francisco Eger didn't even have to move. The supporters of OFFLINE booed when Sipo EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aníbal Arósio didn't get a good kick on the ball. 62 minutes into the match, OFFLINE's Luís Paulo Ortiz broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When Luiz Gustavo Teles fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored OFFLINE's protests and gave Luiz Gustavo Teles a yellow card for diving instead. In the 66th match minute, OFFLINE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Gustavo Teles to maneuver through the defense. When Sipo EC's Valdir Arósio in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye OFFLINE's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, OFFLINE's Francisco Eger got control of the ball when Valdir Arósio tried to sneak it across the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Sipo EC's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldinho Braga came free, but Cacá Maciel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francisco Eger made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Décio Messias sent off a good shot on target. 80 minutes into the game, Décio Messias was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sipo EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave OFFLINE the free kick. In the 80th minute, Décio Messias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute, José Paulo Prata reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Francisco Eger. The goal made the score 0-4. After 86 played minutes Sipo EC got a freekick which was hit by Décio Messias. Francisco Eger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Paulo Prata, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Francisco Eger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Paulo Prata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.