Official Cup

ELLAND ROAD
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abelardo Ledesma kicked off to start the match. René Higuita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agnaldo Vinhas in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrianinho Zanette in the 7th minute of play forced Kaplan's goalkeeper René Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute there was a penalty for Błαck Bułłs MZ. Agnaldo Vinhas stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving René Higuita. 0-1. Aristides Avellaneda hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Mané Garrinchinha kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 28th minute Angel Calisto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Pereira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. René Higuita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mané Garrinchinha, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. René Higuita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mané Garrinchinha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kaplan's René Higuita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mané Garrinchinha in the 39th minute of play. Błαck Bułłs MZ's Augusto Pereira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Błαck Bułłs MZ from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Błαck Bułłs MZ's Mané Garrinchinha got a free kick in the 45th minute. After the first half Błαck Bułłs MZ were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eusébio Mattos to make the kick off. Fabius Cannavaro's late challenge caught a Kaplan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabius Cannavaro helped the player get up and apologised. Angel Calisto's late challenge caught a Błαck Bułłs MZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Angel Calisto helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kaplan fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, René Higuita, was totally fooled by Błαck Bułłs MZ's Agnaldo Vinhas, who 57 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Augusto Pereira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo Ledesma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Kaplan's Cosme Markel got a free kick in the 75th minute. Lucio Soin kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. René Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrianinho Zanette in the 87th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eusébio Mattos got free with René Higuita in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee felt a red card was in order, 91 minutes into the game, when Albertinho Meira put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, Błαck Bułłs MZ's Albertinho Meira got a free kick in the 92nd minute. 93 minutes into the match, Kaplan's Lucio Soin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Augusto Pereira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Danilo Seco charged in rather forcefully in the 98th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Danilo Seco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Kaplan booed when Błαck Bułłs MZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danilo Seco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Błαck Bułłs MZ played a much better game than Kaplan and deserved their victory. The Kaplan players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.