Official Cup

Estádio Varzeano
Spectators: 444 (Terracing: 334, Seating: 102, VIP seats: 8) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Henrique Pesquera made the kick off which started today's match. When Ulisses Carioca came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Espigão Steamrollers 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 Ulisses Carioca couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roneixon Siqueira in the 17th minute of play forced Unidose II FC's goalkeeper Levon Sarkisyan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kara Bhattacharya in the 24th minute of play forced Unidose II FC's goalkeeper Levon Sarkisyan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Kara Bhattacharya notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Unidose II FC's Levon Sarkisyan. Levon Sarkisyan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Levon Sarkisyan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roneixon Siqueira in the 28th minute of the match. Levon Sarkisyan came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Espigão Steamrollers's Roneixon Siqueira. But to his dismay, Roneixon Siqueira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Levon Sarkisyan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roneixon Siqueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Gonçalo de Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrique Pesquera in the 42nd minute of the match. When Kara Bhattacharya fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Espigão Steamrollers's protests and gave Kara Bhattacharya a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Unidose II FC booed when Espigão Steamrollers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kara Bhattacharya didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 44 played minutes Espigão Steamrollers got a freekick which was hit by Kara Bhattacharya. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Espigão Steamrollers made a substitution. Gil Vieira replaced Ulisses Carioca. If Roneixon Siqueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64thth minute of the game Roneixon Siqueira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Unidose II FC's Levon Sarkisyan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Espigão Steamrollers's Roneixon Siqueira managed to work through Unidose II FC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Roneixon Siqueira dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. In the 66th minute Henrique Pesquera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonçalo de Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gonçalo de Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeu Sá in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Unidose II FC's goalkeeper Levon Sarkisyan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 77 minutes into the game, Unidose II FC's Dráuzio Trancoso nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gonçalo de Medeiros made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. In the 84th minute, Armando Toscano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Unidose II FC's Levon Sarkisyan got control of the ball when Yuri Paranaense tried to sneak it across the goal line. 93 minutes into the game, one of Espigão Steamrollers:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Unidose II FC a penalty, 95 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Eladio Sotorrio, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Espigão Steamrollers's Gonçalo de Medeiros. 2-3. With a little luck, Unidose II FC's Levon Sarkisyan got control of the ball when Yuri Paranaense tried to sneak it across the goal line.

The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Espigão Steamrollers walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.