Official Cup

ARENA NOVA ESPERANÇA
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcelinho Hermes kicked off to start the match. Bebeto de Azevedo hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. A sloppy throw-in by Bebeto de Azevedo in the 7th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by COMCHOPP's Thomas Steffens. Marcelinho Hermes struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Nicky Williamson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for COMCHOPP. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcelinho Hermes in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nicky Williamson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Paulo Cardozo kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Nicky Williamson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelinho Hermes in the 19th minute of play. With a little luck, OS IMPOSSIVEIS's Nicky Williamson got control of the ball when Marcelinho Hermes tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in OS IMPOSSIVEIS's zone, Marcelinho Hermes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicky Williamson came out of the goal and Marcelinho Hermes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of COMCHOPP booed when OS IMPOSSIVEIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Allan Leite didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute, Marcelinho Hermes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicky Williamson was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 32nd minute, Orxan Alişanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, COMCHOPP's Xove Pintor got a free kick in the 34th minute. With a little luck, OS IMPOSSIVEIS's Nicky Williamson got control of the ball when Marcelinho Hermes tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelinho Hermes in the 39th minute of play forced OS IMPOSSIVEIS's goalkeeper Nicky Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute COMCHOPP were awarded a corner. Esteve Urtungo went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Thomas Steffens almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but OS IMPOSSIVEIS's Nicky Williamson did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcelinho Hermes got free with Nicky Williamson in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to OS IMPOSSIVEIS getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Paulo Cardozo hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Witold Gotfryd to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Marcelinho Hermes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicky Williamson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Witold Gotfryd fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alto Moco having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xove Pintor in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicky Williamson saved OS IMPOSSIVEIS from getting behind. COMCHOPP's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Esteve Urtungo in the 59th minute. After taking down the ball on COMCHOPP's corner Esteve Urtungo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nicky Williamson quite easily take care of the ball. With a little luck, COMCHOPP's Alto Moco got control of the ball when Witold Gotfryd tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xove Pintor in the 68th minute of play forced OS IMPOSSIVEIS's goalkeeper Nicky Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicky Williamson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xove Pintor, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. The audience was convinced that Marcelinho Hermes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicky Williamson was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Marcelinho Hermes got in the 72nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Nicky Williamson handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Allan Leite's late challenge caught a COMCHOPP's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Allan Leite helped the player get up and apologised. After 75 played minutes OS IMPOSSIVEIS got a freekick which was hit by Allan Leite. The supporters of COMCHOPP booed when OS IMPOSSIVEIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Allan Leite didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute of the match Esteve Urtungo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nicky Williamson skillfully saved the ball. COMCHOPP's Alto Moco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Lopez in the 81st minute of play. Nicky Williamson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelinho Hermes, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Nicky Williamson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelinho Hermes, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. After 97 minutes of play, COMCHOPP's Marcelinho Hermes made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nicky Williamson was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee ended the match the COMCHOPP players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.