Official Cup

Arena do Grêmio
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Angelo Amorim started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wanderson Valencia in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benjamim Mendes saved Farroupilha FC from getting behind. Luisinho Dracena's late challenge caught a Militros F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luisinho Dracena helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Militros F.C. booed when Farroupilha FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luisinho Dracena didn't get a good kick on the ball. 12 minutes into the game, Farroupilha FC's Jefferson Prestes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gerd Pollmann made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. José Carlos Trancoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerd Pollmann having to interfere. José Carlos Trancoso kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Wanderson Valencia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benjamim Mendes was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Benjamim Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wanderson Valencia in the 22nd minute of the match. Benjamim Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wanderson Valencia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wanderson Valencia in the 28th minute of play forced Farroupilha FC's goalkeeper Benjamim Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Farroupilha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wanderson Valencia came free, but Benjamim Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Waldir Queiroz hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Sandrinho Cunha took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Benjamim Mendes. Farroupilha FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 36th minute Wanderson Valencia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamim Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Farroupilha FC's Benjamim Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sandrinho Cunha in the 37th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Wanderson Valencia put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Benjamim Mendes. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wanderson Valencia in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benjamim Mendes saved Farroupilha FC from getting behind. Waldir Queiroz's late challenge caught a Militros F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Waldir Queiroz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th minute, Waldir Queiroz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cosimo Tagliente's late challenge caught a Farroupilha FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cosimo Tagliente helped the player get up and apologised. Cosimo Tagliente kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. After the first half Militros F.C. were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wanderson Valencia made a kick off. In the last second Benjamim Mendes throw himself and got hold of the ball when Wanderson Valencia in the 53rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After 54 minutes Farroupilha FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sandrinho Cunha who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Farroupilha FC's goalie and right to Cosimo Tagliente. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Farroupilha FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Benjamim Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wanderson Valencia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 59 played minutes Farroupilha FC got a freekick which was hit by Luisinho Dracena. Militros F.C.'s Gerd Pollmann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Amorim in the 66th minute of play. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Farroupilha FC's goalkeeper Benjamim Mendes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Farroupilha FC's Benjamim Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulão Freire in the 74th minute of play. When Militros F.C.'s Paulão Freire in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Farroupilha FC's goalie prevented a goal. Through an outstanding action, after 79 minutes, Benjamim Mendes successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 82 minutes into the match, Farroupilha FC's goalkeeper Benjamim Mendes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sandrinho Cunha. The supporters of Farroupilha FC booed when Militros F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cosimo Tagliente didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 87 minutes, Paulão Freire managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Militros F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulão Freire was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Benjamim Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulão Freire, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Ronaldinho Mandrak hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute, Paulão Freire left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Militros F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Militros F.C.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.