Official Cup

Garra do Carrapicho
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when José Paulo Branco got the match started through his kick off. FÊNIX F.C.'s Artur Maranhense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Róbson Melo in the 12th minute of play. Armando Saldanha charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Armando Saldanha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FÊNIX F.C. getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Armando Saldanha hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, FÊNIX F.C.'s Aílton Pinheiro got a free kick in the 29th minute. Aílton Pinheiro hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Artur Maranhense made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when José Paulo Branco sent off a good shot on target.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Armando Saldanha to make the kick off. A collision led to FÊNIX F.C. getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Gildo Lira hit a great ball. In the 61st minute of the match Róbson Melo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Artur Maranhense showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. FÊNIX F.C.'s Artur Maranhense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Róbson Melo in the 62nd minute of play. Oswaldo Fantini hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Artur Maranhense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dino Coelho, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Gildo Simões showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gildo Lira, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 78th match minute, FÊNIX F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdemar de Barros to maneuver through the defense. Walmyr de Salles's late challenge caught a Carrapichel - FDFDF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Walmyr de Salles helped the player get up and apologised. 83 minutes into the game, one of FÊNIX F.C.:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 92nd match minute, FÊNIX F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldo Bastos to maneuver through the defense. Artur Maranhense didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from José Paulo Branco went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score.