Prized/Friendly Cup

ARENA PANTANAL
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) TAQUARI FC's Wilton Vale 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. Rodolfo Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dennis Bergkamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 9 minutes into the match, Wilton Vale had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fernando Courtois. Agro Imortal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wilton Vale was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The supporters of Agro Imortal booed when TAQUARI FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernani Souto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Ernani Souto could shoot a difficult shot in the 18th minute, which Fernando Courtois however easily saved by the left post. TAQUARI FC's Rodolfo Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dennis Bergkamp in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Bergkamp in the 20th minute of play forced TAQUARI FC's goalkeeper Rodolfo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute, Wilton Vale made a precise shot to the right of Fernando Courtois. Agro Imortal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Dennis Bergkamp scored 2-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rodolfo Salgado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Wilton Vale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Wilton Vale could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Fernando Courtois made a huge save.

51 minutes into the match, Dennis Bergkamp had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodolfo Salgado. TAQUARI FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dennis Bergkamp was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 54th minute, Ernani Souto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rodolfo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dennis Bergkamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Wilton Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fernando Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilton Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. A collision led to Agro Imortal getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Mário Quirino hit a great ball. Agro Imortal's Wilian Gulak was substituted for Dennis Bergkamp. In the 67th minute, Mário Quirino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Bernard Letourneau came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the TAQUARI FC 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 Bernard Letourneau couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Agro Imortal's Valério Veiga got a free kick in the 73rd minute. TAQUARI FC made a substitution. Yoel Alfaro replaced Bernard Letourneau. After 75 played minutes Agro Imortal got a freekick which was hit by Valério Veiga. Rodolfo Salgado made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Wilian Gulak sent off a good shot on target. When Agro Imortal's Bethel Raba in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TAQUARI FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilton Vale in the 90th minute of play forced Agro Imortal's goalkeeper Fernando Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oswaldo Bueno kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. 94 minutes into the match, Erasmo Gaspar notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Agro Imortal's Fernando Courtois. Fernando Courtois was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. There was no doubt that TAQUARI FC were the better team. TAQUARI FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.