Official Cup

Arena Corinthians
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tiburcio Marques got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Dan Waller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Quirino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tiburcio Marques might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nestor Quirino. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tiburcio Marques ran back to his position shaking his head. Nestor Quirino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiburcio Marques in the 6th minute of play. Tiburcio Marques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nestor Quirino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tiburcio Marques in the 8th minute. 20 minutes into the match, América-SC F.C.'s goalkeeper Nestor Quirino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tiburcio Marques. In the 23rdth minute of the game Tiburcio Marques who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but América-SC F.C.'s Nestor Quirino was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Tiburcio Marques came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the S.C. Corinthians Paulista 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 Tiburcio Marques couldn't finish the play. Fırat Aytekin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erasmo dos Santos in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute Gabi Gol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fırat Aytekin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the game, Tiburcio Marques cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Nestor Quirino was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 44th match minute, S.C. Corinthians Paulista was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdecir Carlos to maneuver through the defense. Fırat Aytekin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erasmo dos Santos in the 45th minute of the match. Fırat Aytekin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erasmo dos Santos in the 45th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gabi Gol made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, S.C. Corinthians Paulista's goalkeeper Fırat Aytekin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kobe Haaland. Elder Domingues recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 56th minute Tiburcio Marques shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Quirino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kobe Haaland received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fırat Aytekin came out and tried to block the shot, but Kobe Haaland slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 58th minute. In the 64th minute Tiburcio Marques shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Quirino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nestor Quirino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiburcio Marques in the 64th minute of the match. S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Dé Töpper was substituted for Dan Waller. In the 67th minute, Téo Cordeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute Tiburcio Marques shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Quirino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute of the match S.C. Corinthians Paulista got a corner. América-SC F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Doğuhan Alpaslan ran over to the corner to take the kick. S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Nildo Rosa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nestor Quirino in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The S.C. Corinthians Paulista fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Nildo Rosa looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 74th minute Tiburcio Marques shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Quirino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. América-SC F.C.'s Nestor Quirino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiburcio Marques in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiburcio Marques in the 89th minute of play forced América-SC F.C.'s goalkeeper Nestor Quirino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The S.C. Corinthians Paulista fans cheered their team off the field, for while América-SC F.C. had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.