Official Cup

El Maracaná de UQZ
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edgardo Franco got the match started through his kick off. Proteu's Ulysses Donato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florentino Ciano in the 3rd minute of play. BEIJO CARNAVAL's Edgardo Franco got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 12th minute, BEIJO CARNAVAL's Edgardo Franco ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ulysses Donato. Ulysses Donato yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Qu Wei scored 1-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ambrosio Mannie, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ambrosio Mannie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gernando Nunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After a rather tough play, BEIJO CARNAVAL's Jorge Joey got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After 23 played minutes, Proteu's Gernando Nunes shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ambrosio Mannie came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Proteu reached it. Ambrosio Mannie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Archie Ares, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Ambrosio Mannie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Archie Ares in the 25th minute of play. Ambrosio Mannie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Archie Ares in the 25th minute of play. Proteu's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gernando Nunes in the 27th minute. When Santiago Rosalio fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BEIJO CARNAVAL's protests and gave Santiago Rosalio a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, BEIJO CARNAVAL's Santiago Rosalio got a free kick in the 28th minute. Gernando Nunes struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Ambrosio Mannie didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Proteu. Edgardo Franco in the 32ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ulysses Donato, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a little luck, Proteu's Ulysses Donato got control of the ball when Edgardo Franco tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Edgardo Franco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ulysses Donato was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Ambrosio Mannie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Archie Ares in the 38th minute of the match. Ulysses Donato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florentino Ciano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute Qu Wei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ambrosio Mannie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Proteu's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Florentino Ciano 46 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Qu Wei made a kick off. Ulysses Donato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgardo Franco in the 52nd minute of play. Qu Wei could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Ambrosio Mannie made a huge save. Proteu's Qu Wei got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 59 minutes into the match, Proteu's goal looked a bit too open when Edgardo Franco came free, but Ulysses Donato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, BEIJO CARNAVAL's goalkeeper Ambrosio Mannie had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Qu Wei. An unexpectedly hard shot by Archie Ares in the 70th minute of play forced BEIJO CARNAVAL's goalkeeper Ambrosio Mannie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ambrosio Mannie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 毛明昆, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80thth minute of the game Edgardo Franco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Proteu's Ulysses Donato was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. BEIJO CARNAVAL's Ambrosio Mannie proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save BEIJO CARNAVAL from getting a goal against them. Gernando Nunes was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 96th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Proteu's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.