Official Cup

El firulete
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) An unexpectedly hard shot by César Terra in the 2nd minute of play forced Deportivo Messina's goalkeeper Enrique Rosalio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Caio Luz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The S S Palestra Italia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Leandro Vasco charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leandro Vasco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 19 minutes of play, S S Palestra Italia's Caio Luz made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Enrique Rosalio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luís Paulo da Mata struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Enrique Rosalio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for S S Palestra Italia. When the match clock showed 25 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Leandro Vasco sped through S S Palestra Italia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Remo da Costa. An unexpectedly hard shot by César Terra in the 32nd minute of play forced Deportivo Messina's goalkeeper Enrique Rosalio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th match minute, S S Palestra Italia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Paulo da Mata to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute Luís Paulo da Mata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrique Rosalio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes into the game, S S Palestra Italia's Luís Paulo da Mata nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Enrique Rosalio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leandro Vasco stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, S S Palestra Italia's César Antunes got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Leandro Vasco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo Messina's supporters rose to their feet, but Leandro Vasco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Remo da Costa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. César Terra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enrique Rosalio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Paulo da Mata in the 69th minute of the match. Remo da Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Vasco in the 70th minute of play. Enrique Rosalio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Paulo da Mata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute, Luís Paulo da Mata got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Remo da Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro Vasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Paulo da Mata in the 82nd minute of play forced Deportivo Messina's goalkeeper Enrique Rosalio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Deportivo Messina's Enrique Rosalio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Paulo da Mata in the 83rd minute of play. Deportivo Messina's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Luís Paulo da Mata 88 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-5. Pastor Dunixi hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Leandro Vasco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. S S Palestra Italia played a much better game than Deportivo Messina and deserved their victory. The Deportivo Messina players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.