Official Cup

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Caco Matos started the match with the kick off. Elói Baptista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Gilmar de Mendonça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Guilherme de Mendonça struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Gilmar de Mendonça didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nova Venécia-ES. In the 16th minute, one of Botafogo AP:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Botafogo AP. In the 17th minute there was a penalty for Nova Venécia-ES. Elivélton Teles stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gilmar de Mendonça. 0-2. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Elói Baptista sped through Botafogo AP's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gilmar de Mendonça. The Nova Venécia-ES fans' excitement grew in the 22nd match minute when Nova Venécia-ES's Elói Baptista looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Gilmar de Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giovani Ramos in the 26th minute of play. Gilmar de Mendonça stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elói Baptista's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. In the 31st minute, Caco Matos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Elói Baptista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Nova Venécia-ES's Elói Baptista in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Botafogo AP's goalie prevented a goal. Gilmar de Mendonça stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elói Baptista's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Guto Paraense hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After 40 played minutes Botafogo AP got a freekick which was hit by Guto Paraense. Gilmar de Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Guilherme de Mendonça in the 45th minute of play. Gilmar de Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elói Baptista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Elói Baptista to strike the kick off in the second half. Ernesto Peres charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ernesto Peres the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ernesto Peres hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Clemente Cardozo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvaldo Barbosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 56th minute, Giovani Ramos made a precise shot to the right of Gilmar de Mendonça. Botafogo AP's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Botafogo AP's Gilmar de Mendonça proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Botafogo AP from getting a goal against them. Gilmar de Mendonça was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and Giovani Ramos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Giovani Ramos really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. In the 67th match minute, Botafogo AP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ademir da Costa to maneuver through the defense. Botafogo AP made a substitution. Lino Trancoso replaced Ronaldinho Félix. After 68 played minutes Botafogo AP got a freekick which was hit by Ademir da Costa. In the 68th minute, Ernesto Peres 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. In the 70th minute of the match Luís Guilherme de Mendonça sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gilmar de Mendonça skillfully saved the ball. Elói Baptista scored 0-7 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gilmar de Mendonça, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Elói Baptista who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 82ndth minute tested the skills of Gilmar de Mendonça when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Elói Baptista struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Gilmar de Mendonça didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nova Venécia-ES. If Elói Baptista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Elói Baptista's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gilmar de Mendonça was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. 96 minutes into the match, Elói Baptista notched a goal, 0-9, to the right of Botafogo AP's Gilmar de Mendonça. Gilmar de Mendonça was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match was over Nova Venécia-ES could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Botafogo AP throughout the match.