Official Cup

Ilha do Urubu
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Maximiliano Omar took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Terence Nicholas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. José Vítor Prata was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a rather tough play, Brazil Academy's José Paulo Loureiro got a free kick in the 7th minute. After 14 minutes of play, Santos FC's Terence Nicholas made it 0-2 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! Aaron Smallwood took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aaron Smallwood showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Omar in the 20th minute of the match. After 21 minutes of play, Santos FC's Terence Nicholas made it 0-3 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! The audience thought a goal was coming when José Paulo Loureiro got free with Aaron Smallwood in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 27th minute, Maximiliano Omar 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 having played for 31 minutes, Maximiliano Omar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brazil Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maximiliano Omar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 32 minutes of play, Santos FC's Tyron Velasquez made it 0-4 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! 36 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maximiliano Omar. In the 39th minute of the match Brazil Academy got a corner. Santos FC'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. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Maximiliano Omar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Aaron Smallwood made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maximiliano Omar in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aaron Smallwood saved Santos FC from getting behind. The Brazil Academy players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Santos FC were winning 0-4.

The wind increased when Terence Nicholas made the kick off in the second half. Aaron Smallwood showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Omar in the 54th minute of the match. Maximiliano Omar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maximiliano Omar in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aaron Smallwood prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 60 minutes into the match, Brazil Academy's goalkeeper José Vítor Prata had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Terence Nicholas. The supporters of Brazil Academy booed when Santos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Titus Kohler didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th minute Maximiliano Omar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Smallwood saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Maximiliano Omar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aaron Smallwood was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. After 72 minutes Santos FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Beto Soeiro who took care of the corner 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 Aaron Smallwood in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Maximiliano Omar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aaron Smallwood took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximiliano Omar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute, one of Brazil Academy:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Brazil Academy. 86 minutes into the match, Lanny Gilmore notched a goal, 0-6, 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. Titus Kohler made in the 88th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Brazil Academy's Beto Xavier. José Vítor Prata was out of position in the 90 minute of play, and Terence Nicholas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Terence Nicholas really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. Aaron Smallwood showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximiliano Omar, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. After 95 minutes, Terence Nicholas made it 0-8 with a short kick to the right side. Brazil Academy's José Vítor Prata tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Santos FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.