Official Cup

Marvel Stadium
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Rafaela FC's Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience was convinced that Bernardo Novaes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Inocencio Veronica was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Rafaela FC's Ubaldo Lluis got a free kick in the 6th minute. Roman Jursa, 7 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Inocencio Veronica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Novaes, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Inocencio Veronica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Novaes in the 9th minute of play. In the 12th minute Bernardo Novaes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Veronica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernardo Novaes scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Inocencio Veronica, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Esteve Iliana made in the 23rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Octavio Gonzo however managed to control. Inocencio Veronica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Novaes in the 29th minute of the match. A collision led to Rafaela FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Esteve Iliana hit a great ball. Inocencio Veronica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Novaes in the 45th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Bernardo Novaes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Inocencio Veronica having to interfere. When the match clock showed 56 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Bernardo Novaes sped through Rafaela FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Inocencio Veronica. Bernardo Novaes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Inocencio Veronica having to make a save. Inocencio Veronica made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernardo Novaes in the 59th minute. The audience was convinced that Bernardo Novaes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Inocencio Veronica was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Lex Academy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Roman Jursa in the 64th minute. The corner led Lex Academy's Genaro Serapio to fire away a dangerous shot which Inocencio Veronica despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 66 minutes into the game, Bernardo Novaes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Inocencio Veronica was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Inocencio Veronica didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bernardo Novaes went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. 75 minutes into the match, Rafaela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Novaes came free, but Inocencio Veronica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 77 minutes into the game, Rafaela FC's Emiliano Furia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tomáš Houdek made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. Tomáš Houdek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 85th minute of the match. The Rafaela FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Lex Academy's performance. The match ended with a win for Lex Academy.