Official Cup

Mineirão
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Václav Filipi made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Richard Mendes sent off a good shot on target. Ivan Gentza succeeded in the game's 10th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. A collision led to SE Palestra Itália getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Caetano Félix hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Richard Mendes managed to get in a good position for a shot. SE Palestra Itália's supporters rose to their feet, but Richard Mendes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Václav Filipi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 19 minutes into the match, SE Palestra Itália's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Gentza came free, but Tony Chaves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the ATLETICO MENDOZA defense, Clayton Sergi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Václav Filipi. The ATLETICO MENDOZA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Václav Filipi should have stopped the shot. Rodriguinho Abraão charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rodriguinho Abraão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 23rd minute, Rodriguinho Abraão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 28th minute, Clayton Sergi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Václav Filipi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 31st minute, Maximino Ruy made a precise shot to the right of Tony Chaves. SE Palestra Itália's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. In the 33rd minute, Caetano Félix hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind SE Palestra Itália's goalkeeper Tony Chaves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cesinha Vale hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Tony Chaves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximino Ruy, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ivan Gentza in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tony Chaves saved SE Palestra Itália from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Richard Mendes got free with Václav Filipi in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Clayton Sergi to make the kick off. Richard Mendes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Václav Filipi having to interfere. With a little luck, SE Palestra Itália's Tony Chaves got control of the ball when Ivan Gentza tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 56th minute, Richard Mendes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SE Palestra Itália fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. SE Palestra Itália's Acar Buğrahan was substituted for Clayton Sergi. SE Palestra Itália's Gugu Schmidt was substituted for Rodriguinho Abraão. SE Palestra Itália's Tony Chaves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save SE Palestra Itália from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Acar Buğrahan in the 70th minute of play forced ATLETICO MENDOZA's goalkeeper Václav Filipi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tony Chaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Gentza in the 76th minute of the match. Severino Gentza charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Severino Gentza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, Severino Gentza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute of the match Richard Mendes shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Václav Filipi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gugu Schmidt kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, SE Palestra Itália's goalkeeper Tony Chaves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Justo Muno. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ivan Gentza in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tony Chaves prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ivan Gentza in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tony Chaves saved SE Palestra Itália from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Fabiano Duarte in the 95th minute of play forced ATLETICO MENDOZA's goalkeeper Václav Filipi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.