Official Cup

Underdogs Arena
Spectators: 515 (Terracing: 387, Seating: 118, VIP seats: 10) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carsten van Wonderen kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd match minute, A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorginho Galvão to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th minute, Bruno Spierenburg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nico van Kampen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulão Siqueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Nico Vasconcelos was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 15 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of The Underdogs:s goal. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】:s Betinho Leme showed great skill when he stopped Roland Boon:s penalty. Betinho Leme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roland Boon in the 20th minute of play. When Dalmo Pirani fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's protests and gave Dalmo Pirani a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of The Underdogs booed when A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dalmo Pirani didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 27 played minutes A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 got a freekick which was hit by Christian de Almeida. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Underdogs's goalkeeper Nico van Kampen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Roland Boon fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Betinho Leme, passed just outside the right post. After a rather tough play, The Underdogs's Corné Knopper got a free kick in the 35th minute. Betinho Leme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roland Boon, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After 39 minutes A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nick Lamey who took care of the corner kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Roland Boon kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Betinho Leme. That made the score 1-0 in the 45 minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Baltazar Mota to make the kick off. In the 52ndth minute of the game Roland Boon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Betinho Leme was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Betinho Leme stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roland Boon's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. With a little luck, The Underdogs's Nico van Kampen got control of the ball when Denílson Mandrak tried to sneak it across the goal line. Christian de Almeida kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 65th minute of the match Nick Lamey sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Betinho Leme skillfully saved the ball. Nico van Kampen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ediberto da Silveira went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 made a substitution. Daniel Cavalcante replaced Baltazar Mota. Bruno Spierenburg made in the 71st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gert Jan de Backer immediately put the ball in play. In the 72nd match minute, The Underdogs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Corné Knopper to maneuver through the defense. 78 minutes into the match, A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's goal looked a bit too open when Nick Lamey came free, but Betinho Leme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The The Underdogs fans' excitement grew in the 79th match minute when The Underdogs's Nick Lamey 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 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 88th minute Daniel Cavalcante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nico van Kampen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 booed when The Underdogs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roland Boon didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to The Underdogs getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Bruno Spierenburg hit a great ball.

For all the effort they put into the match, the A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for The Underdogs.