Official Cup

Arena da Baixada
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Xu Yun Quan got the match started through his kick off. Peng Chao Feng made in the 4th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Márcio Cruz however managed to control. After a rather tough play, C. A. Independiente's Sid Chadwick got a free kick in the 5th minute. Oswaldo Paraíba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kerry Sellers's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Oswaldo Paraíba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kerry Sellers, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerry Sellers in the 16th minute of play forced Atlético-PR's goalkeeper Oswaldo Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oswaldo Paraíba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kerry Sellers, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Sid Chadwick kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Oswaldo Paraíba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kerry Sellers in the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Sid Chadwick got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 32 played minutes C. A. Independiente got a freekick which was hit by Eric Snowden. In the 35th minute, Claudio Marangoni made a precise shot to the right of Oswaldo Paraíba. Atlético-PR's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Sid Chadwick blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Oswaldo Paraíba having to make a save. In the 39th minute Xu Yun Quan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oswaldo Paraíba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Atlético-PR's goal looked a bit too open when Kerry Sellers came free, but Oswaldo Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oswaldo Paraíba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kerry Sellers, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pedrinho Hoffmann made a kick off. Sid Chadwick fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oswaldo Paraíba having to interfere. Atlético-PR's Cacá Breckenfeld was substituted for Eugênio Azevedo. Farid Mondragón showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hong Jian Fan, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After some careless play in the Atlético-PR defense, Kerry Sellers kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oswaldo Paraíba. The Atlético-PR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oswaldo Paraíba should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Atlético-PR's Diogo Rezende got a free kick in the 68th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Eric Snowden sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Oswaldo Paraíba threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Eric Snowden this time. 70 minutes into the match, C. A. Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Hong Jian Fan came free, but Farid Mondragón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oswaldo Paraíba made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Sid Chadwick sent off a good shot on target. C. A. Independiente made a substitution. Sidney Forbes replaced Xu Yun Quan. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by Atlético-PR's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eric Snowden was slow to take the kick. During this time C. A. Independiente's players had a chance to rest. Ryszard Prusinowski made a great header on C. A. Independiente's corner, it was just that Atlético-PR's Oswaldo Paraíba managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 78th minute Kerry Sellers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oswaldo Paraíba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oswaldo Paraíba was a little too slow when Sid Chadwick got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 81st minute. The score was now 0-4. Ryszard Prusinowski kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Dráuzio Barral took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Farid Mondragón. C. A. Independiente's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 93rdth minute of the game Kerry Sellers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atlético-PR's Oswaldo Paraíba was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched C. A. Independiente eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.