Official Cup

Estádio Ronaldo
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Baltazar Zonta made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gonçalo Sarmento during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gonçalo Sarmento hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 4th minute of the match Lu Guo Guo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rubinho de Amaral skillfully saved the ball. Expedition Lubin's Astor Guipuzkoa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baltazar Zonta in the 15th minute of play. Rubinho de Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dawid Bienienda in the 19th minute of play. After some careless play in the Real Cruzeiro FC defense, Yan Wei Gang kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rubinho de Amaral. The Real Cruzeiro FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rubinho de Amaral should have stopped the shot. After 25 minutes, Nelson de Lima mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Cruzeiro FC and the Expedition Lubin players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 27th match minute, Expedition Lubin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lu Guo Guo to maneuver through the defense. 36 minutes into the match, Baltazar Zonta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Astor Guipuzkoa. Expedition Lubin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Baltazar Zonta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Rubinho de Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrice Pacio, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Rubinho de Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dawid Bienienda, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Patrice Pacio to make the kick off. Rubinho de Amaral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrice Pacio in the 53rd minute of the match. Rubinho de Amaral was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Yan Wei Gang capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Yan Wei Gang really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. After 57 played minutes Expedition Lubin got a freekick which was hit by Dawid Bienienda. Rubinho de Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrice Pacio, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrice Pacio in the 67th minute of play forced Real Cruzeiro FC's goalkeeper Rubinho de Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rubinho de Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dawid Bienienda, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After 76 played minutes Real Cruzeiro FC got a freekick which was hit by Nelson de Lima. In the 76th minute, Tales Salgado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 77 minutes, Lu Guo Guo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Expedition Lubin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lu Guo Guo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Expedition Lubin's Astor Guipuzkoa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baltazar Zonta in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Nelson de Lima left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Cruzeiro FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. Baltazar Zonta might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Astor Guipuzkoa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Baltazar Zonta ran back to his position shaking his head. Rubinho de Amaral made an important save on a dangerous shot by Teofil Zagrobelny in the 88th minute. When Yan Wei Gang came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Expedition Lubin 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 Yan Wei Gang couldn't finish the play. In the 94thth minute of the game Baltazar Zonta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Expedition Lubin's Astor Guipuzkoa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Expedition Lubin players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.