Official Cup

Ifood Arena
Spectators: 528 (Terracing: 397, Seating: 121, VIP seats: 10) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rafa Coutinho kicked off to start the match. Cristian Bittencourt hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Bittencourt in the 7th minute of play forced Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s goalkeeper Walmir Dias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafa Coutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adrianinho Furtado kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. The supporters of Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® booed when AS Pikachuzim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aílton Carneiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Claudinho Moura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafa Coutinho in the 23rd minute of play. Claudinho Moura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrianinho Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. AS Pikachuzim's Claudinho Moura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafa Coutinho in the 26th minute of play. A collision led to Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Hudson Peixoto hit a great ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dadá Torres made a kick off. Paulo Botelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudinho Moura having to interfere. In the 53rd minute Rafa Coutinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinho Moura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th minute of the match Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® got a corner. AS Pikachuzim's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gernando dos Santos ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gernando dos Santos made a great header on Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s corner, it was just that AS Pikachuzim's Claudinho Moura managed to reach the ball for a save. When Paulo Botelho came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® 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 Paulo Botelho couldn't finish the play. Paulo Botelho struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Claudinho Moura didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®. With an all-out effort, AS Pikachuzim's Walmir Dias threw himself towards the right post 70 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cristian Bittencourt, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 75 minutes of play, AS Pikachuzim's Dadá Torres made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Walmir Dias was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 78 minutes, Nildo Cruz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® and the AS Pikachuzim players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nildo Cruz hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 81stth minute of the game Rafa Coutinho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AS Pikachuzim's Claudinho Moura was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cristian Bittencourt's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 84thth minute, Walmir Dias skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 84thth minute of the game Cristian Bittencourt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s Walmir Dias was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched AS Pikachuzim eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.