Official Cup

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Augusto Stephen made the kick off which started today's match. 2 minutes into the match, Goblins F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Sandrinho Hoffmann came free, but Shen Yi Yuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, Estrela Solitária's Sandrinho Hoffmann sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Shen Yi Yuan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 10 minutes into the game, Edvard Carlsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Benjamim Dante was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bixintxo Clusella made in the 13th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Egídio Cearense immediately put the ball in play. Shen Yi Yuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dudu Meira in the 15th minute of the match. Sandrinho Hoffmanns short, quick shot in the 17thth minute got Shen Yi Yuan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A collision led to Goblins F.C. getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Vangel Hrulev hit a great ball. Shen Yi Yuan was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Sandrinho Hoffmann capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sandrinho Hoffmann really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. The audience was convinced that Edvard Carlsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benjamim Dante was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. 34 minutes into the match, Goblins F.C.'s goalkeeper Shen Yi Yuan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sandrinho Hoffmann. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Goblins F.C.'s goalkeeper Shen Yi Yuan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Estrela Solitária's Pedro Luiz Ferreira was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Shen Yi Yuan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Pedro Luiz Ferreira had several of the Goblins F.C.'s defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 38 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-1 score and a disappointed Shen Yi Yuan as he didn't even see the shot coming. Sandrinho Hoffmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shen Yi Yuan having to interfere. When Dudu Meira came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Estrela Solitária fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dudu Meira couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandrinho Hoffmann in the 47th minute of play forced Goblins F.C.'s goalkeeper Shen Yi Yuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Sandrinho Hoffmann took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Shen Yi Yuan. Shen Yi Yuan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Benjamim Dante made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edvard Carlsson in the 56th minute. Shen Yi Yuan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Túlio Maravilha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shen Yi Yuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Túlio Maravilha, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 68th minute Túlio Maravilha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shen Yi Yuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shen Yi Yuan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Túlio Maravilha went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Dudu Meira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Shen Yi Yuan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Shen Yi Yuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Túlio Maravilha in the 76th minute of play. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by Goblins F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Chicão Amorim was slow to take the kick. During this time Estrela Solitária's players had a chance to rest. Estrela Solitária's Chicão Amorim was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Shen Yi Yuan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 79th minute, Túlio Maravilha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Estrela Solitária fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. In the 83rd minute, Cris Beckenbauer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Túlio Maravilha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Shen Yi Yuan having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Dudu Meira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shen Yi Yuan was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. After 92 minutes Goblins F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Chicão Amorim who took care of the corner kick. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Estrela Solitária had played much better football throughout.