Official Cup

ARENA GUARULHOS
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Irreal Madrid's Leo Bernard started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Leo Bernard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Vaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the game, Leo Bernard cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Tomás Vaz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tomás Vaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leo Bernard in the 22nd minute of play. After having played for 24 minutes, Leo Bernard managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Irreal Madrid's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leo Bernard was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kiko Senna kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Allan Barbosa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Norberto Fonseca in the 33rd minute. In the 46th minute, Elói Tavares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ricardinho Dantas made a kick off. Allan Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardinho Dantas in the 52nd minute of the match. AA GUARULHOS were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Irreal Madrid's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Diamantino Cearense took the corner. Diamantino Cearense made a great header on AA GUARULHOS's corner, it was just that Irreal Madrid's Allan Barbosa managed to reach the ball for a save. João Pedro Paranaense made in the 56th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Marco Damião. Tomás Vaz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leo Bernard in the 64th minute. When Jaime Zonta fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Irreal Madrid's protests and gave Jaime Zonta a yellow card for diving instead. Irreal Madrid made a substitution. Reinaldo Macedo replaced Diogo Matos. Jaime Zonta kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Leo Bernard might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tomás Vaz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leo Bernard ran back to his position shaking his head. When Irreal Madrid's Leo Bernard in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AA GUARULHOS's goalie prevented a goal. Kiko Senna kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardinho Dantas in the 85th minute of play forced Irreal Madrid's goalkeeper Allan Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind AA GUARULHOS's goalkeeper Tomás Vaz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Leo Bernard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leo Bernard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Tomás Vaz made a huge save. When Marco Damião fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AA GUARULHOS's protests and gave Marco Damião a yellow card for diving instead. In the 93rd minute, Marco Damião hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Irreal Madrid eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.