Official Cup

Arena Barboza
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Boruc Spychalski got the match started through his kick off. Luizinho Paranaense came out of the goal in the 2nd minute to try and stop a shot by Relyn Futebol Clube's Gabriel Vinhas. But to his dismay, Gabriel Vinhas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Luizinho Paranaense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erkan Tükelalp in the 5th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Juventus Telford's Colin Fisher got a free kick in the 8th minute. Erkan Tükelalp hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cälal Elxanov in the 12th minute of play forced Relyn Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Gino Velasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute, Gabriel Vinhas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Luizinho Paranaense. The goal made the score 2-0. After some careless play in the Relyn Futebol Clube defense, Cälal Elxanov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gino Velasco. The Relyn Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gino Velasco should have stopped the shot. Erkan Tükelalp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luizinho Paranaense having to interfere. After some careless play in the Relyn Futebol Clube defense, Boruc Spychalski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gino Velasco. The Relyn Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gino Velasco should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabriel Vinhas got free with Luizinho Paranaense in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Relyn Futebol Clube's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gabriel Vinhas in the 31st minute. After taking down the ball on Relyn Futebol Clube's corner Gabriel Vinhas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Luizinho Paranaense quite easily take care of the ball. After 35 played minutes, Juventus Telford's Stuart Bayne shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gino Velasco came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Juventus Telford reached it. After having played for 36 minutes, Gabriel Vinhas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Relyn Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gabriel Vinhas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erkan Tükelalp in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luizinho Paranaense saved Juventus Telford from getting behind. 43 minutes into the match, Juventus Telford's goalkeeper Luizinho Paranaense had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gabriel Vinhas. In the 46th minute, Gabriel Vinhas 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. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gabriel Vinhas made a kick off. Juventus Telford's Luizinho Paranaense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Vinhas in the 53rd minute of play. Gabriel Vinhas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gabriel Vinhas might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luizinho Paranaense. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gabriel Vinhas ran back to his position shaking his head. Luizinho Paranaense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Vinhas, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Luizinho Paranaense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Vinhas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Relyn Futebol Clube's Erkan Tükelalp in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Juventus Telford's goalie prevented a goal. Relyn Futebol Clube made a substitution. Genaro Valdemoro replaced Michael Åkerström. In the 68th minute, Gabriel Vinhas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luizinho Paranaense was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. After a defensive mix-up in Relyn Futebol Clube's zone, Boruc Spychalski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gino Velasco came out of the goal and Boruc Spychalski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 74th minute Erkan Tükelalp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luizinho Paranaense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, Gabriel Vinhas notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Juventus Telford's Luizinho Paranaense. Luizinho Paranaense was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Erkan Tükelalp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Luizinho Paranaense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luizinho Paranaense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Vinhas in the 85th minute of the match. When Gabriel Vinhas came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Relyn Futebol Clube 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 Gabriel Vinhas couldn't finish the play. Luizinho Paranaense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Vinhas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Relyn Futebol Clube's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.