Official Cup

Dionisio Fernanco
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marciano Maxin kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Botafogo AP's goal looked a bit too open when Marciano Maxin came free, but Gilmar de Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gilmar de Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marciano Maxin in the 4th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Botafogo AP's goal looked a bit too open when Marciano Maxin came free, but Gilmar de Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gilmar de Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Desiderio Tancredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the game, Edvaldo Barbosa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Botafogo AP's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sportivo Ben Hur the free kick. The supporters of Sportivo Ben Hur booed when Botafogo AP was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edvaldo Barbosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marciano Maxin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Gilmar de Mendonça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guto Paraense kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Gilmar de Mendonça made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabricio Martxot in the 14th minute. In the 15th of the match, Marciano Maxin tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Gilmar de Mendonça got in the way and made a wonderful save. Gilmar de Mendonça made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabricio Martxot in the 16th minute. Marciano Maxin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gilmar de Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marciano Maxin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the match, Botafogo AP's goal looked a bit too open when Marciano Maxin came free, but Gilmar de Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gilmar de Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marciano Maxin in the 26th minute of play. Sportivo Ben Hur's Marciano Maxin got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Marciano Maxin 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, 1-0. In the 37th minute, Marciano Maxin fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 39th minute, Desiderio Tancredo 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Desiderio Tancredo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gilmar de Mendonça. That made the score 2-0 in the 41 minute of play. In the 46th match minute, Botafogo AP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edvaldo Barbosa to maneuver through the defense. 48 minutes into the match, Botafogo AP's goalkeeper Gilmar de Mendonça had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabricio Martxot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Caco Matos to make the kick off. Fabricio Martxot hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Gilmar de Mendonça didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Desiderio Tancredo went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Desiderio Tancredo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sportivo Ben Hur's supporters rose to their feet, but Desiderio Tancredo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gilmar de Mendonça breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The corner led to Sportivo Ben Hur's Eliseo Ralondo getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Gilmar de Mendonça stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marciano Maxin's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. When the match clock showed 66 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Marciano Maxin sped through Botafogo AP's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gilmar de Mendonça. Sportivo Ben Hur's Bruno Maraman was substituted for Fabricio Martxot. 79 minutes into the match, Sportivo Ben Hur's Bruno Maraman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gilmar de Mendonça narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bruno Maraman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Botafogo AP made a substitution. Edson Tavares replaced Willian Severo. When Desiderio Tancredo came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Sportivo Ben Hur fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Desiderio Tancredo couldn't finish the play. 91 minutes in the game, Marciano Maxin dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. The supporters of Sportivo Ben Hur booed when Botafogo AP was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edvaldo Barbosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marciano Maxin in the 95th minute of play forced Botafogo AP's goalkeeper Gilmar de Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Sportivo Ben Hur fully deserved thier win.