Official Cup

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Don Hoberg started the match with the kick off. Marco van Basten recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Erasmo Laffitte struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Karljohan Lenter didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Estrela Solitária. The supporters of Estrela Solitária booed when Hoberg United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Don Hoberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hoberg United's Karljohan Lenter proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Hoberg United from getting a goal against them. Hoberg United's Karljohan Lenter proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Hoberg United from getting a goal against them. In the 12thth minute of the game Túlio Maravilha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hoberg United's Karljohan Lenter was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Reinhardt Bramstrup came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Hoberg United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Reinhardt Bramstrup couldn't finish the play. 24 minutes into the match, Estrela Solitária's goal looked a bit too open when Don Hoberg came free, but Agustin Cejas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th match minute, Estrela Solitária was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erasmo Laffitte to maneuver through the defense. Don Hoberg scored 1-1 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Agustin Cejas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vilhelm Norberg made in the 31st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Hoberg United's Teddi Engbøl. Karljohan Lenter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Túlio Maravilha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute Túlio Maravilha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karljohan Lenter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Túlio Maravilha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Karljohan Lenter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Estrela Solitária booed when Hoberg United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Don Hoberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 46th minute of the match Joélson Carvalho sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Karljohan Lenter skillfully saved the ball. Karljohan Lenter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco van Basten in the 48th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erasmo Laffitte to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Hoberg United defense, Marco van Basten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Karljohan Lenter. The Hoberg United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Karljohan Lenter should have stopped the shot. Karljohan Lenter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Túlio Maravilha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karljohan Lenter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erasmo Laffitte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erasmo Laffitte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 74thth minute of the game Marco van Basten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hoberg United's Karljohan Lenter was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Reinhardt Bramstrup managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hoberg United's supporters rose to their feet, but Reinhardt Bramstrup was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Agustin Cejas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 78th match minute, Estrela Solitária was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tarcisio Quintal to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Hoberg United's Reinhardt Bramstrup got a free kick in the 84th minute. 92 minutes into the game, Túlio Maravilha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Karljohan Lenter was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Erasmo Laffitte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Karljohan Lenter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Estrela Solitária fans cheered their team off the field, for while Hoberg United had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.