Official Cup

PLAZA JEWELL
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gilmar Couto made the kick off which started today's match. Férid Khalifa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy Amato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Freddy Amato's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Férid Khalifa was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. A collision led to Botafogo MZRJ getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Serginho Azevedo hit a great ball. 15 minutes into the match, Botafogo MZRJ's goal looked a bit too open when Zabal Ubeda came free, but Férid Khalifa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Férid Khalifa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zabal Ubeda in the 15th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Gilmar Couto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pablo Mei was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Gilmar Couto hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Gilmar Couto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pablo Mei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jailson Capixaba, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 27th minute of the match Botafogo MZRJ got a corner. Plaza Jewell's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Álvaro Melo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Pablo Mei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilmar Couto in the 31st minute of play. Pablo Mei stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilmar Couto's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Plaza Jewell's Pablo Mei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilmar Couto in the 34th minute of play. After some careless play in the Botafogo MZRJ defense, Zabal Ubeda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Férid Khalifa. The Botafogo MZRJ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Férid Khalifa should have stopped the shot. Juvenal Camargo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pablo Mei having to interfere. Botafogo MZRJ's Férid Khalifa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Freddy Amato in the 44th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Freddy Amato made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serginho Azevedo in the 52nd minute of play forced Plaza Jewell's goalkeeper Pablo Mei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Botafogo MZRJ were furious when Serginho Azevedo was red carded, 54 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Juvenal Camargo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Pablo Mei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Plaza Jewell booed when Botafogo MZRJ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jailson Capixaba didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabio Cresconio hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Fabio Cresconio hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. If Jailson Capixaba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Botafogo MZRJ's Antônio Lopez was substituted for Jailson Capixaba. In the 77th minute, Gilmar Couto made a precise shot to the right of Pablo Mei. Plaza Jewell's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. With a little luck, Plaza Jewell's Pablo Mei got control of the ball when Gilmar Couto tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 92nd minute of the match, Gilmar Couto tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pablo Mei saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 93 minutes of play, Botafogo MZRJ's Silas Lara made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pablo Mei was left in no man's land by his defense there! Férid Khalifa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salvador Roland in the 98th minute of the match.