Official Cup

Mineiros
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcinho Camargo got the match started through his kick off. Vágner Vasconcelos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pastor Pio, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. A collision led to Patriots Brasil getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Hakim Zerara hit a great ball. Patriots Brasil's Vágner Vasconcelos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico Valadares in the 6th minute of play. Vágner Vasconcelos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chico Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vágner Vasconcelos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chico Valadares's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. In the 14th match minute, Patriots Brasil was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mariusz Zaworski to maneuver through the defense. Chico Valadares blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vágner Vasconcelos having to make a save. Patriots Brasil's Vágner Vasconcelos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico Valadares in the 21st minute of play. A collision led to Patriots Brasil getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Hakim Zerara hit a great ball. 24 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s Pastor Pio broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 25 played minutes Patriots Brasil got a freekick which was hit by Benedito Teixeira. Vágner Vasconcelos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chico Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Patriots Brasil getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Benedito Teixeira hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chico Valadares in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vágner Vasconcelos saved Patriots Brasil from getting behind. Pastor Pio made a great header on . SC Manhattan .'s corner, it was just that Patriots Brasil's Vágner Vasconcelos managed to reach the ball for a save. Patriots Brasil's Vágner Vasconcelos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico Valadares in the 41st minute of play. After having played for 46 minutes, Chico Valadares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. . SC Manhattan .'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Chico Valadares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chico Valadares to make the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Benedito Teixeira in the 51st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by . SC Manhattan .'s Edward Czech. In the 55th minute Edward Czech shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vágner Vasconcelos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chico Valadares got free with Vágner Vasconcelos in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edward Czech recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 60th minute, Benedito Teixeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A sloppy throw-in by Benedito Teixeira in the 67th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by . SC Manhattan .'s Van Dijk. 68 minutes into the match, Chico Valadares dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vágner Vasconcelos, 0-3. After 72 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Patriots Brasil! Vágner Vasconcelos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pastor Pio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 73 minute of play. Mariusz Zaworski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matias Taffarel having to interfere. Patriots Brasil's Vágner Vasconcelos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Patriots Brasil from getting a goal against them. Matias Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrianinho Bertassi in the 81st minute of the match. Matias Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariusz Zaworski in the 83rd minute of the match. If Pastor Pio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th minute, Benedito Teixeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chico Valadares in the 89thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Vágner Vasconcelos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The . SC Manhattan . supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing . SC Manhattan . would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.