Official Cup

Santuário do Motivo
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) O MOTIVO ⚽'s Yan Penha 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. A collision led to O MOTIVO ⚽ getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Otávio Leme hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Viggo Lundkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eleven Nation Army's supporters rose to their feet, but Viggo Lundkvist was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Erivaldo Hermes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 6th minute Helge Brun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erivaldo Hermes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 7 minutes O MOTIVO ⚽'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Viggo Lundkvist who took care of the corner kick. After a defensive mix-up in Eleven Nation Army's zone, Daniel Bertoni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Qian Xing Wei came out of the goal and Daniel Bertoni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A hard shot 11 in the game by Andrew Murillo from a close distance when the talented Qian Xing Wei managed to make a qualified save. Eleven Nation Army's players were relieved. 22 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Bertoni came free, but Qian Xing Wei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Qian Xing Wei stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yan Penha's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Emili Lean made a great header on O MOTIVO ⚽'s corner, it was just that Eleven Nation Army's Qian Xing Wei managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of O MOTIVO ⚽ booed when Eleven Nation Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Senthil Suşu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrew Murillo got free with Qian Xing Wei in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Erivaldo Hermes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Helge Brun, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 35th minute, Eleven Nation Army's Freddy Bizi fired away a free kick that almost went in the goal. Erivaldo Hermes was prepared for the shot, but didn't have to make a play as the shot flew over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Helge Brun in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erivaldo Hermes saved O MOTIVO ⚽ from getting behind. 38 minutes into the match, Viggo Lundkvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Erivaldo Hermes. O MOTIVO ⚽'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Viggo Lundkvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 40 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Qian Xing Wei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Bertoni. A collision led to O MOTIVO ⚽ getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Mazinho Hermes hit a great ball. In the 46th match minute, O MOTIVO ⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Bertoni to maneuver through the defense. Erivaldo Hermes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viggo Lundkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Helge Brun to make the kick off. Eleven Nation Army's Qian Xing Wei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrew Murillo in the 54th minute of play. After 57 minutes, Yan Penha made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Eleven Nation Army's Qian Xing Wei tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Helge Brun managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eleven Nation Army's supporters rose to their feet, but Helge Brun was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Erivaldo Hermes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 61st minute Andrew Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qian Xing Wei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Qian Xing Wei stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yan Penha's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Eleven Nation Army's Qian Xing Wei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrew Murillo in the 65th minute of play. Qian Xing Wei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yan Penha in the 68th minute of the match. Qian Xing Wei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrew Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Andrew Murillo notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Eleven Nation Army's Qian Xing Wei. Qian Xing Wei was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Senthil Suşu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erivaldo Hermes having to interfere. O MOTIVO ⚽'s Yan Penha got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 83rd minute Yan Penha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qian Xing Wei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. O MOTIVO ⚽'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 84th minute, when Helge Brun scored to the left of an out of position Erivaldo Hermes, making the score, 4-2. Erivaldo Hermes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viggo Lundkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Viggo Lundkvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eleven Nation Army fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-3. O MOTIVO ⚽ made a substitution. Vito Hoffmann replaced Yan Penha. Qian Xing Wei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vito Hoffmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Qian Xing Wei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vito Hoffmann in the 94th minute of play. Qian Xing Wei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrew Murillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.