Prized/Friendly Cup

Boca do Dragao
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Elpidio Paul took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the game, Jose Eleazar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cuervos Galácticos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Minotauro the free kick. In the 7th match minute, Cuervos Galácticos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Eleazar to maneuver through the defense. Guto Abraão might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benedicto Orkatz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Guto Abraão ran back to his position shaking his head. Rafael Paraíba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elpidio Paul, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Minotauro's Rafael Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uriel Jacindo in the 14th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Hermínio das Neves took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Benedicto Orkatz to make any attempt to save it. Hermínio das Neves's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Benedicto Orkatz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Benedicto Orkatz was a little too slow when Guto Abraão got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 26th minute. The score was now 2-0. Hermínio das Neves recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rafael Paraíba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elpidio Paul, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Minotauro's goal looked a bit too open when Elpidio Paul came free, but Rafael Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafael Paraíba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elpidio Paul in the 39th minute of the match. After 40 played minutes Minotauro got a freekick which was hit by Felippe Donatello. In the 45th minute, Emilio Frasquito ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rafael Paraíba was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hermínio das Neves to strike the kick off in the second half. Elpidio Paul received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rafael Paraíba came out and tried to block the shot, but Elpidio Paul slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 53rd minute. Diogo Senna's late challenge caught a Cuervos Galácticos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Diogo Senna helped the player get up and apologised. After 61 played minutes Minotauro got a freekick which was hit by Diogo Senna. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emilio Frasquito got free with Rafael Paraíba in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Amador Jusepe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Rafael Paraíba made a huge save. Minotauro's Rafael Paraíba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Minotauro from getting a goal against them. Minotauro's Rafael Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uriel Jacindo in the 70th minute of play. In the 75th minute Uriel Jacindo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Paraíba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Uriel Jacindo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cuervos Galácticos's supporters rose to their feet, but Uriel Jacindo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafael Paraíba breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 81 minutes into the game, Guto Abraão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Minotauro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cuervos Galácticos the free kick. In the 82nd minute, Guto Abraão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rafael Paraíba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uriel Jacindo in the 84th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uriel Jacindo in the 86th minute of play forced Minotauro's goalkeeper Rafael Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafael Paraíba made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Emilio Frasquito sent off a good shot on target. In the 89th minute of the match, Emilio Frasquito got a very nice opportunity to score, but Rafael Paraíba was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 94 minutes into the game, Fernan Isadore recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Rafael Paraíba. Fernan Isadore showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-5. Cuervos Galácticos played a much better game than Minotauro and deserved their victory. The Minotauro players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.