Official Cup

Estádio Douradão
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) AFC - Curitiba's Jan Bykowski started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Bykowski in the 3rd minute of play forced Montevideo's goalkeeper Ronaldo Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronaldo Medeiros didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 6th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bray McJon in the 9th minute of play forced AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Fausto da Rocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fausto da Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernandão Recife, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AFC - Curitiba's Fausto da Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernandão Recife in the 13th minute of play. Zhang Yin Si who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of Ronaldo Medeiros when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 16 minutes into the game, Zhang Yin Si lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Ronaldo Medeiros. AFC - Curitiba's Fausto da Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernandão Recife in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bray McJon in the 24th minute of play forced AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Fausto da Rocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fausto da Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisito Antequera in the 28th minute of play. In the 28thth minute of the game Luisito Antequera who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC - Curitiba's Fausto da Rocha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 29thth minute of the game Luisito Antequera who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC - Curitiba's Fausto da Rocha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by August Wahlnäs in the 32nd minute of play forced Montevideo's goalkeeper Ronaldo Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Fernandão Recife's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fausto da Rocha was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Fernandão Recife got in the 35th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Fausto da Rocha handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. After 35 minutes, Fernandão Recife made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. AFC - Curitiba's Fausto da Rocha tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 43 minutes into the match, Fernandão Recife had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fausto da Rocha. AFC - Curitiba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fernandão Recife was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Mário Maranhense was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 47 minutes into the match. AFC - Curitiba's Romário Ortiz was substituted for Zhang Yin Si. AFC - Curitiba's Silvio Asier got a good chance for a goal in the 50th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luisito Antequera was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Montevideo's goal looked a bit too open when Joseba Roa came free, but Ronaldo Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Montevideo's Ronaldo Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Bykowski in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by August Wahlnäs in the 62nd minute of play forced Montevideo's goalkeeper Ronaldo Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. August Wahlnäs might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ronaldo Medeiros. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. August Wahlnäs ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 66th minute Jan Bykowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronaldo Medeiros stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jan Bykowski's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by August Wahlnäs in the 70th minute of play forced Montevideo's goalkeeper Ronaldo Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matouš Carda in the 78th minute of play forced Montevideo's goalkeeper Ronaldo Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matouš Carda scored 3-2 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ronaldo Medeiros, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Christian Passos's late challenge caught a AFC - Curitiba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christian Passos helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Montevideo's Christian Passos got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Ronaldo Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matouš Carda in the 85th minute of play. Ronaldo Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Bykowski in the 86th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Luisito Antequera could shoot a difficult shot in the 88th minute, which Fausto da Rocha however easily saved by the left post. AFC - Curitiba's Fausto da Rocha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save AFC - Curitiba from getting a goal against them. Ronaldo Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romário Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 96th match minute, Montevideo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bray McJon to maneuver through the defense. Ronaldo Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvio Asier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldo Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matouš Carda in the 98th minute of the match. The AFC - Curitiba players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.