Official Cup

República de Italia
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Evelio Pes took the kick off in the first half of the match. Reynaldo Stephen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florian Capasso in the 9th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florian Capasso in the 9th minute of play forced Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Reynaldo Stephen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Merusca F&P - CIMZ getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Fumanchu Ponta hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Evelio Pes in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mauro-Facundo Buffon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Florian Capasso in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Reynaldo Stephen saved Club Sportivo Italiano from getting behind. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Club Sportivo Italiano's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Florian Capasso was slow to take the kick. During this time Merusca F&P - CIMZ's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florian Capasso in the 18th minute of play forced Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Reynaldo Stephen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Club Sportivo Italiano's zone, Florian Capasso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reynaldo Stephen came out of the goal and Florian Capasso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Club Sportivo Italiano's Reynaldo Stephen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florian Capasso in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Club Sportivo Italiano's goal looked a bit too open when Florian Capasso came free, but Reynaldo Stephen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reynaldo Stephen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Bolt, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. When Club Sportivo Italiano's Theo Hayles in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goalie prevented a goal. The Club Sportivo Italiano fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Club Sportivo Italiano's Theo Hayles 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Reynaldo Stephen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florian Capasso, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 41st minute, Theo Hayles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Evelio Pes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 46th match minute, Club Sportivo Italiano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Theo Hayles to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 47 minutes, Florian Capasso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Florian Capasso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Florian Capasso to make the kick off. Reynaldo Stephen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Bolt in the 52nd minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Reynaldo Stephen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Florian Capasso. Florian Capasso came free with the goalkeeper in the 55th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Reynaldo Stephen could save by the left post. Reynaldo Stephen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florian Capasso in the 58th minute of the match. Florian Capasso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Reynaldo Stephen made a huge save. Club Sportivo Italiano's Reynaldo Stephen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Club Sportivo Italiano from getting a goal against them. Reynaldo Stephen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Bolt, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Mauro-Facundo Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theo Hayles in the 71st minute of the match. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Mauro-Facundo Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theo Hayles in the 72nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Club Sportivo Italiano's Cesar Roderigo got a free kick in the 76th minute. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Fabian Meleșcanu was substituted for Anderson Vidal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hélder Fonseca in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Reynaldo Stephen saved Club Sportivo Italiano from getting behind. 85 minutes into the match, Hélder Fonseca dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Reynaldo Stephen, 1-1. After a rather tough play, Club Sportivo Italiano's Cesar Roderigo got a free kick in the 87th minute. Reynaldo Stephen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Bolt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the game, Roberto Bolt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Reynaldo Stephen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hélder Fonseca in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Reynaldo Stephen saved Club Sportivo Italiano from getting behind. Merusca F&P - CIMZ were awarded a corner in the 97th minute after Club Sportivo Italiano's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Pedrinho Paranaense took the corner. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.