Official Cup

Diana Stadium
Spectators: 146 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luo Wei Xi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Durval Tinoco charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Durval Tinoco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 4th minute, Durval Tinoco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute, Luo Wei Xi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Joga Bonito fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Klas Jansson struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Edgard de Almeida didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Joga Bonito. Edgard de Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luo Wei Xi in the 13th minute of play. Montesclarense E.C.'s André Luís Schmidt pulled a muscle in his leg after 14 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zula Oryl during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Montesclarense E.C. made a substitution. Pedro Luís Arósio replaced André Luís Schmidt. In the 16th minute of the game, Montesclarense E.C. got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. If Zbyszek Konieczny had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paulão Medeiros in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Artur Boruc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 23 minutes into the game, Luo Wei Xi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Edgard de Almeida was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulão Medeiros in the 26th minute of play forced Joga Bonito's goalkeeper Artur Boruc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artur Boruc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulão Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klas Jansson in the 31st minute of play forced Montesclarense E.C.'s goalkeeper Edgard de Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edgard de Almeida didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andy Symons went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Artur Boruc made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Paulão Medeiros sent off a good shot on target. In the 38th match minute, Montesclarense E.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Durval Tinoco to maneuver through the defense. In the 39thth minute of the game Luo Wei Xi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Montesclarense E.C.'s Edgard de Almeida was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Joga Bonito's goalkeeper Artur Boruc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paulão Medeiros. Pedro Luís Arósio's late challenge caught a Joga Bonito's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedro Luís Arósio helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Montesclarense E.C. getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Pedro Luís Arósio hit a great ball. In the 46th minute Luo Wei Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgard de Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Montesclarense E.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Joga Bonito were winning 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paulão Medeiros stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fellipe dos Santos hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Montesclarense E.C.'s Durval Tinoco got his second yellow card of the match in the 55th minute. The referee ordered Durval Tinoco off the ground. In the 55th minute, Durval Tinoco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 57 minutes into the match, Montesclarense E.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Luo Wei Xi came free, but Edgard de Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Klas Jansson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Edgard de Almeida made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Pedro Luís Arósio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Montesclarense E.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Luís Arósio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artur Boruc breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joga Bonito's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tolek Turek in the 65th minute. Montesclarense E.C.'s Edgard de Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andy Symons in the 67th minute of play. Montesclarense E.C.'s Edgard de Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luo Wei Xi in the 77th minute of play. Andy Symons sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Klas Jansson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Edgard de Almeida made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Montesclarense E.C.'s zone, Zbyszek Konieczny stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edgard de Almeida came out of the goal and Zbyszek Konieczny tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 95th minute, Joga Bonito's Luo Wei Xi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Edgard de Almeida. Edgard de Almeida yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-6. When the final whistle sounded Joga Bonito left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Montesclarense E.C..