Official Cup

Beira Rio
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fred Valencia got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Orlando Loyola hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fred Valencia got free with Rene Austin in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fred Valencia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Rene Austin made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's Célio Queirós got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 13th minute, Antônio Amorim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fred Valencia got free with Rene Austin in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nilmar de Souza took the corner. The corner led INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Nilmar de Souza to fire away a dangerous shot which Rene Austin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Nilmar de Souza hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 22 minutes into the match, Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Valencia came free, but Rene Austin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Geovanni Ramalho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Rene Austin made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Fred Valencia took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Rene Austin to make any attempt to save it. Rene Austin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Valencia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alisson Goycochea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rômulo Secco, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Murilo Cerqueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fred Valencia's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 39thth minute, Rene Austin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Valencia in the 41st minute of play forced Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's goalkeeper Rene Austin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geovanni Ramalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Rene Austin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's Rene Austin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ from getting a goal against them. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Franklin Velloso charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Franklin Velloso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's Alfredinho Lopez got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's goalkeeper Rene Austin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 58th minute Marcos Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Goycochea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's Marcos Lopez got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Fred Valencia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rene Austin was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Murilo Cerqueira got free with Alisson Goycochea in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Fred Valencia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rene Austin was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. In the 78th minute of the match INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA got a corner. Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nilmar de Souza ran over to the corner to take the kick. 83 minutes into the game, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Nilmar de Souza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rene Austin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Nilmar de Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alfredinho Lopez kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Rene Austin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fred Valencia went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Rene Austin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Valencia, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA had played much better football throughout.