Official Cup

Xandele Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cirilo Paublo kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Cirilo Paublo made a precise shot to the right of Pedrão Coutinho. Xanda FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 5 played minutes Fecha Libre got a freekick which was hit by Israel Mazuste. Fausto Trevisan's late challenge caught a Fecha Libre's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fausto Trevisan helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Xanda FC's Fausto Trevisan got a free kick in the 12th minute. When Roger Hermes fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Xanda FC's protests and gave Roger Hermes a yellow card for diving instead. In the 24thth minute of the game Cirilo Paublo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Xanda FC's Pedrão Coutinho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 25th minute Jorginho Alves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leandro Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fecha Libre's Leandro Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorginho Alves in the 26th minute of play. Pedrão Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Zenón in the 29th minute of play. Leandro Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorginho Alves, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 33 minutes into the match, Cirilo Paublo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedrão Coutinho. Xanda FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cirilo Paublo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Pedrão Coutinho came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Fecha Libre's Gerardo Rami. But to his dismay, Gerardo Rami quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 48 minutes into the game, Kevin Zenón cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Pedrão Coutinho was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Giuseppe Loureiro made a kick off. The referee felt a red card was in order, 55 minutes into the game, when Jânio Melo put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Xanda FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cirilo Paublo during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cirilo Paublo kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kevin Zenón got free with Pedrão Coutinho in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedrão Coutinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cirilo Paublo in the 70th minute of the match. Pedrão Coutinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cirilo Paublo, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Pedrão Coutinho was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kevin Zenón showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 74 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Cirilo Paublo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fecha Libre's supporters rose to their feet, but Cirilo Paublo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedrão Coutinho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 79th match minute, Fecha Libre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Israel Mazuste to maneuver through the defense. Cirilo Paublo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Pedrão Coutinho made a huge save. Pedrão Coutinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerardo Rami, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedrão Coutinho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gerardo Rami went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. Pedrão Coutinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerardo Rami in the 91st minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Gerardo Rami took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Pedrão Coutinho to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cirilo Paublo got free with Pedrão Coutinho in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedrão Coutinho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kevin Zenón in the 97th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eugenio Tome got free with Pedrão Coutinho in the 100th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the final whistle sounded Fecha Libre left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Xanda FC.