Official Cup

Arena Diplomata FC
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Edson Futebol Clube's Heleno de Freitas got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 5th minute Heleno de Freitas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chico Donato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paul Christini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roberto Lopes in the 7th minute. A hard shot 8 in the game by Roberto Lopes from a close distance when the talented Paul Christini managed to make a qualified save. Edson Futebol Clube's players were relieved. In the 10th minute Ernesto Fontes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chico Donato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, DIPLOMATA FC PAB's goal looked a bit too open when Heleno de Freitas came free, but Chico Donato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roberto Lopes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paul Christini read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. Chico Donato stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Heleno de Freitas's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Chico Donato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Heleno de Freitas in the 18th minute of the match. Chico Donato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paul Christini had great luck who in the 26thth minute grab hold of the ball when José Augusto Lara from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. After 26 minutes, José Augusto Lara made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Edson Futebol Clube's Paul Christini tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 28th minute José Augusto Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Christini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute, Heleno de Freitas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chico Donato was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Chico Donato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Heleno de Freitas in the 32nd minute of the match. After 33rd play minutes Heleno de Freitas shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Chico Donato and just under the crossbar into goal. 36 minutes into the match, DIPLOMATA FC PAB's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Fontes came free, but Chico Donato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paul Christini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armandinho Vieira in the 37th minute. Chico Donato stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Heleno de Freitas's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. In the 44th minute, Joaquín Guzmán hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edson Futebol Clube's Tao Xing Yong couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 45th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for DIPLOMATA FC PAB. Paul Christini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olivier Gilg in the 47th minute of the match. In the 47th minute, Djalma Di Filippo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Heleno de Freitas was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Armandinho Vieira got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Paul Christini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Fontes in the 60th minute of play forced DIPLOMATA FC PAB's goalkeeper Chico Donato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chico Donato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Heleno de Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Wilton do Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Chico Donato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tao Xing Yong in the 64th minute of the match. A collision led to Edson Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Djalma Di Filippo hit a great ball. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Niculae Martinescu was substituted for Olivier Gilg. After 72 played minutes Edson Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Djalma Di Filippo. Paul Christini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niculae Martinescu in the 73rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucas Hulk got free with Chico Donato in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 75 minutes into the match, Edson Futebol Clube's Ernesto Fontes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Chico Donato narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heleno de Freitas in the 77th minute of play forced DIPLOMATA FC PAB's goalkeeper Chico Donato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute Heleno de Freitas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chico Donato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paul Christini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niculae Martinescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Augusto Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paul Christini having to interfere. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Chico Donato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panos Karkantos in the 92nd minute of play. Pars Yorgun's late challenge caught a Edson Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pars Yorgun helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Pars Yorgun got a free kick in the 96th minute. The DIPLOMATA FC PAB fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Edson Futebol Clube were clearly better and deserved to take the win.