Official Cup

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gilmar Couto started the match with the kick off. Gilmar Couto hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Botafogo MZRJ's José Vítor Netto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Minaud in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute, Mamadou Forte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. José Vítor Netto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Minaud in the 10th minute of the match. Elegance Dijon's Dave Rinaldi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Elegance Dijon from getting a goal against them. José Vítor Netto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Minaud, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Bruce Pawlak kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Elegance Dijon's Dave Rinaldi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Elegance Dijon from getting a goal against them. Jailson Capixaba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dave Rinaldi having to interfere. The supporters of Botafogo MZRJ booed when Elegance Dijon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilles Baur didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Silas Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Jailson Capixaba came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Botafogo MZRJ 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 Jailson Capixaba couldn't finish the play. In the 41st match minute, Botafogo MZRJ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jailson Capixaba to maneuver through the defense. Stéphane Gaudy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. José Vítor Netto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Vítor Netto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Minaud in the 46th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fabien Cantin made a kick off. Botafogo MZRJ's José Vítor Netto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabien Cantin in the 51st minute of play. The corner ended in Bruce Pawlak almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Botafogo MZRJ's José Vítor Netto did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thierry Agnel got free with José Vítor Netto in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Léo Baptista was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 57 minutes into the match. If Jailson Capixaba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th minute, Stéphane Gaudy reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of José Vítor Netto. The goal made the score 0-1. Botafogo MZRJ's José Vítor Netto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabien Cantin in the 68th minute of play. Fabien Cantin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Vítor Netto having to interfere. Botafogo MZRJ made a substitution. Isaltino Gomes replaced Gilvan Falcão. Botafogo MZRJ made a substitution. Antônio Lopez replaced Jailson Capixaba. Dave Rinaldi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilmar Couto in the 78th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stéphane Gaudy got free with José Vítor Netto in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 85 minutes into the match, Botafogo MZRJ's goalkeeper José Vítor Netto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christian Minaud. With a little luck, Botafogo MZRJ's José Vítor Netto got control of the ball when Christian Minaud tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dave Rinaldi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antônio Lopez, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Elegance Dijon played a much better game than Botafogo MZRJ and deserved their victory. The Botafogo MZRJ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.