Official Cup

Estádio Natingui
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Natingui FC's Eliseu Guerra started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to The Cavern Club getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Asaf Durcan hit a great ball. In the 5th minute Alberigo Prosperi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberigo Prosperi in the 9th minute of play forced Natingui FC's goalkeeper Alisson Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute of the match The Cavern Club got a corner. Natingui FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alberigo Prosperi ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led The Cavern Club's Yoel Liñan to a score. 0-1 in the 12th minute. Alisson Taffarel came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by The Cavern Club's Alberigo Prosperi. But to his dismay, Alberigo Prosperi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alberigo Prosperi in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alisson Taffarel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 21st minute Yoel Liñan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the game, Alberigo Prosperi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Alisson Taffarel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 25 minutes of play, The Cavern Club's Alberigo Prosperi made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alisson Taffarel was left in no man's land by his defense there! A throw-in in the 30th minute of the game was made by Armandinho da Costa with Eliseu Guerra as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Alisson Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberigo Prosperi, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. The Cavern Club's Alberigo Prosperi got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 34 minutes into the match, The Cavern Club's Alberigo Prosperi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alisson Taffarel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A throw-in in the 35th minute of the game was made by Armandinho da Costa with Lars-Erik Gustafsson as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After having played for 37 minutes, Yoel Liñan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Cavern Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yoel Liñan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When The Cavern Club's Alberigo Prosperi in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Natingui FC's goalie prevented a goal. Alisson Taffarel came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by The Cavern Club's Alberigo Prosperi. But to his dismay, Alberigo Prosperi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. After some careless play in the Natingui FC defense, Alberigo Prosperi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alisson Taffarel. The Natingui FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alisson Taffarel should have stopped the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alberigo Prosperi made a kick off. In the 54th minute, Yoel Liñan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vladimir Prestes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eliseu Guerra went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-7 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in The Cavern Club's zone, Jonas Fantini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vladimir Prestes came out of the goal and Jonas Fantini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Natingui FC's goalkeeper Alisson Taffarel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 65th match minute, Natingui FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas Fantini to maneuver through the defense. If Alberigo Prosperi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberigo Prosperi in the 69th minute of play forced Natingui FC's goalkeeper Alisson Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute, Alberigo Prosperi made a precise shot to the right of Alisson Taffarel. Natingui FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-8. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Alberigo Prosperi took a quick shot and it went in 1-9 without a chance for Alisson Taffarel to make any attempt to save it. Alberigo Prosperi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpected shot in the 81st minute by Alberigo Prosperi got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 83rd minute, Alberigo Prosperi made a precise shot to the right of Alisson Taffarel. Natingui FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-10. Alberigo Prosperi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute, The Cavern Club's Alberigo Prosperi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Alisson Taffarel. Alisson Taffarel yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-11. A hard shot 95 in the game by Alberigo Prosperi from a close distance when the talented Alisson Taffarel managed to make a qualified save. Natingui FC's players were relieved. The Cavern Club played a much better game than Natingui FC and deserved their victory. The Natingui FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.