Official Cup

Xandele Arena
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Florencio Leoiar made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Renan Paes fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jânio Baptista during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Xanda FC's Jânio Baptista got a free kick in the 5th minute. Xanda FC's Ian Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aaron Rojelio in the 6th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Xanda FC's goal looked a bit too open when Florencio Leoiar came free, but Ian Melo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Eduardo Batista in the 9th minute of play forced Xanda FC's goalkeeper Ian Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ian Melo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aaron Rojelio in the 12th minute of play. Ian Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Eduardo Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Nicklas Vennerlund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matías Guedes in the 17th minute. El Patriarca ®'s Nicklas Vennerlund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Fernando Arce in the 19th minute of play. Nicklas Vennerlund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Norberto da Silva in the 20th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Maicon Aguiar during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Cosme Eron managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Patriarca ®'s supporters rose to their feet, but Cosme Eron was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ian Melo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 24th minute Aaron Rojelio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ian Melo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matías Guedes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Nicklas Vennerlund made a huge save. Nicklas Vennerlund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Fernando Arce in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florencio Leoiar in the 32nd minute of play forced Xanda FC's goalkeeper Ian Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luiz Eduardo Batista recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Xanda FC's Ian Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aaron Rojelio in the 38th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Xanda FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Eduardo Batista came free, but Ian Melo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ian Melo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romelio Raag in the 44th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Norberto da Silva made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Xanda FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diogo da Rocha to maneuver through the defense. In the 53rd minute, Aaron Rojelio 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 57 minutes, Nicanor Rodriguez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Patriarca ® and the Xanda FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nicanor Rodriguez hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Nicklas Vennerlund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norberto da Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 68 minutes of play, El Patriarca ®'s Romelio Raag made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ian Melo was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Matías Guedes in the 71st minute of play forced El Patriarca ®'s goalkeeper Nicklas Vennerlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicklas Vennerlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberto da Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Nicklas Vennerlund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norberto da Silva in the 83rd minute of play. Ian Melo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aaron Rojelio in the 85th minute. In the 87th minute Anastasio Bertin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ian Melo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Norberto da Silva in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nicklas Vennerlund prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aaron Rojelio got free with Ian Melo in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. El Patriarca ® were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.