Official Cup

FC NATIONAL ARENA
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Basílio do Valle took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Rafael Cutberto came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the FC NATIONAL 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 Rafael Cutberto couldn't finish the play. Nilson Dracena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Cutberto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mateus Pitta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nilson Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fanis Kaloxylos in the 13th minute of play. Nilson Dracena made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafael Cutberto in the 15th minute. In the 18th minute Phaiakes Paraskevopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SE Palmeiras's Nilson Dracena proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save SE Palmeiras from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paraskevas Sorin got free with Nilson Dracena in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nilson Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Cutberto in the 27th minute of play. Basílio do Valle hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Nilson Dracena made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paraskevas Sorin in the 31st minute. 33 minutes into the game, Rafael Cutberto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Nilson Dracena was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Kolonos Petrakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SE Palmeiras's defense didn't have a chance, in the 40th minute, when Rafael Cutberto scored to the left of an out of position Nilson Dracena, making the score, 2-0. Paraskevas Sorin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Nilson Dracena made a huge save. After 45 played minutes FC NATIONAL got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Cutberto. A collision led to SE Palmeiras getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Didi Ramos hit a great ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rafael Cutberto to strike the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the SE Palmeiras defense, Phaiakes Paraskevopoulos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nilson Dracena. The SE Palmeiras fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nilson Dracena should have stopped the shot. SE Palmeiras's Nilson Dracena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Polybos Theodoratos in the 57th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, SE Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Paraskevas Sorin came free, but Nilson Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nilson Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phaiakes Paraskevopoulos in the 69th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, SE Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Fanis Kaloxylos came free, but Nilson Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nilson Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Cutberto in the 76th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, SE Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Cutberto came free, but Nilson Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nilson Dracena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phaiakes Paraskevopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the match, SE Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Paraskevas Sorin came free, but Nilson Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christiano Baiano hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Carlos Fernando Aparecido hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Nilson Dracena didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paraskevas Sorin went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Francileudo Faarø charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francileudo Faarø the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play.