Official Cup

Estádio Engenhão
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) José Carlos Sanches made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximiliano Omar in the 4th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Maximiliano Omar put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of José Carlos Sanches. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maximiliano Omar in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck José Carlos Sanches prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 15th minute of the match Alvinegro Carioca got a corner. Brazil Academy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Atak Sehriyar ran over to the corner to take the kick. Alvinegro Carioca's Atak Sehriyar was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but José Vítor Prata in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A collision led to Alvinegro Carioca getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Panos Lillis hit a great ball. In the 20th minute of the match Brazil Academy got a corner. Alvinegro Carioca's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Beto Soeiro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Brazil Academy's Beto Soeiro was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but José Carlos Sanches in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. José Carlos Sanches made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximiliano Omar in the 24th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Maximiliano Omar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but José Carlos Sanches was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 30th minute Maximiliano Omar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Carlos Sanches saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Vítor Prata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Everton Cebollero in the 34th minute of the match. In the 36th minute, Maximiliano Omar made a precise shot to the right of José Carlos Sanches. Alvinegro Carioca's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 42 minutes into the match, Alvinegro Carioca's goal looked a bit too open when Maximiliano Omar came free, but José Carlos Sanches reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Maximiliano Omar was the one to do the kick off. If Bruno Africano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 54th minute Bruno Africano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Vítor Prata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Everton Cebollero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. José Vítor Prata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 63 minutes into the match, Bruno Africano notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Brazil Academy's José Vítor Prata. José Vítor Prata was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 66 minutes into the match, Alvinegro Carioca's goalkeeper José Carlos Sanches had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maximiliano Omar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Omar in the 68th minute of play forced Alvinegro Carioca's goalkeeper José Carlos Sanches to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 73 minutes of play, Alvinegro Carioca's Baybars-Tolgahan Balta made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. José Vítor Prata was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Brazil Academy defense, Everton Cebollero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of José Vítor Prata. The Brazil Academy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that José Vítor Prata should have stopped the shot. In the 80th minute, Beto Soeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Brazil Academy getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Gildo Braga hit a great ball. José Carlos Sanches took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute, Baybars-Tolgahan Balta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alvinegro Carioca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-2. José Vítor Prata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baybars-Tolgahan Balta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Brazil Academy players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Alvinegro Carioca.