Official Cup

Arena do Urubu
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Medero Gadea started the match with the kick off. Edin Džeko struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Aírton de Lima didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GeRaÇãO-83. Grzegorz Siekierski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Válbson de Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Luizão Domingues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Grzegorz Siekierski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 14 minutes in the game Paulão Favoretto did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Artur Sabóia. In the 15th match minute, GeRaÇãO-83 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Di Natale to maneuver through the defense. In the 16th minute of the match, Xie Ao got a very nice opportunity to score, but Grzegorz Siekierski was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 18th minute Motta Futebol Clube were awarded a corner. Dudu Hermes went to the cornerflag to take it. Dudu Hermes made a great header on Motta Futebol Clube's corner, it was just that GeRaÇãO-83's Grzegorz Siekierski managed to reach the ball for a save. Aírton de Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Medero Gadea, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Válbson de Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Medero Gadea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edin Džeko in the 25th minute of play forced Motta Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Aírton de Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 26 played minutes Motta Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Freddie Vennerberg. An unexpectedly hard shot by Medero Gadea in the 27th minute of play forced Motta Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Aírton de Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Edin Džeko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GeRaÇãO-83 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Motta Futebol Clube's Aírton de Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Fabiano Duarte in the 37th minute of play. Aírton de Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Medero Gadea in the 40th minute of play. In the 43rd minute, GeRaÇãO-83's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Artur Sabóia fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The Motta Futebol Clube players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. GeRaÇãO-83 were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Válbson de Alcântara made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, Medero Gadea was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GeRaÇãO-83's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Motta Futebol Clube the free kick. In the 54th minute, Medero Gadea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Válbson de Alcântara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Danilo Arantes kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Motta Futebol Clube's zone, Edin Džeko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aírton de Lima came out of the goal and Edin Džeko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aírton de Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edin Džeko, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 67thth minute of the game Válbson de Alcântara who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GeRaÇãO-83's Grzegorz Siekierski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Válbson de Alcântara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Grzegorz Siekierski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grzegorz Siekierski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válbson de Alcântara in the 74th minute of the match. GeRaÇãO-83's Grzegorz Siekierski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xie Ao in the 80th minute of play. The supporters of GeRaÇãO-83 booed when Motta Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Válbson de Alcântara didn't get a good kick on the ball. GeRaÇãO-83 were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after Motta Futebol Clube's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Silas de Lima took the corner. The corner led GeRaÇãO-83's Silas de Lima to fire away a dangerous shot which Aírton de Lima despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The supporters of Motta Futebol Clube booed when GeRaÇãO-83 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Fabiano Duarte didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the GeRaÇãO-83 players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.