Official Cup

Arena Corinthians
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fernandinho Urbano made the kick off which started today's match. Orlando Mineiro kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Corinthians's attentive Hudson Sabóia managed to snatch the ball when Estevez Palmeira made a throw-in in the 6th minute of the game. Didi Rocha might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zé Augusto Cardoso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Didi Rocha ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd rose to their feet as Fernandinho Urbano kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zé Augusto Cardoso. That made the score 1-0 in the 9 minute of play. Ronaldinho Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. If Fernandinho Urbano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. ITAFUT 4EVER's Zé Augusto Cardoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Almir Furlan in the 14th minute of play. Romeu Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beto Aparecido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 17 played minutes Corinthians got a freekick which was hit by Jardel Mineiro. ITAFUT 4EVER were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after Corinthians's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Orlando Mineiro took the corner. 29 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Fernandinho Urbano came free, but Zé Augusto Cardoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, ITAFUT 4EVER's Zé Augusto Cardoso got control of the ball when Fernandinho Urbano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Didi Rocha's late challenge caught a ITAFUT 4EVER's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Didi Rocha helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Corinthians's Didi Rocha got a free kick in the 37th minute. After a rather tough play, Corinthians's Hudson Sabóia got a free kick in the 42nd minute. The audience was convinced that Anísio Guerra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Romeu Souto was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. 45 minutes into the game, Hudson Sabóia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Corinthians's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ITAFUT 4EVER the free kick. A collision led to Corinthians getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Hudson Sabóia hit a great ball. 47 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Zé Augusto Cardoso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fernandinho Urbano. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Orlando Mineiro to make the kick off. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Anísio Guerra hit a great ball. Almir Furlan charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Almir Furlan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Beto Aparecido's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Romeu Souto firmly grabbed it by the left post. Didi Rocha was shown his second yellow card after 63 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Corinthians getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Didi Rocha hit a great ball. 64 minutes into the game, Elano Simões was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Corinthians's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ITAFUT 4EVER the free kick. A collision led to Corinthians getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Elano Simões hit a great ball. Corinthians's Romeu Souto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Corinthians from getting a goal against them. Ronaldinho Costa hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Romeu Souto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anísio Guerra went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Emerson Leão hit a great ball. Almir Furlan kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Corinthians's Romeu Souto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Corinthians from getting a goal against them. Corinthians were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.