Official Cup

Tortuguitas FC
Spectators: 553 (Terracing: 416, Seating: 127, VIP seats: 10) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leandro Aires took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Edvaldo Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9thth minute of the game Evandro Domingues who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tortugas's Jerónimo Bettencourt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Leandro Aires put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Bruno Sanches. Romeu Penha kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Jerónimo Bettencourt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Evandro Domingues's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Tortugas's Ihedioha Batalawa managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Edvaldo Ramos in the 22 minute of the game. After 25 played minutes Tortugas got a freekick which was hit by Jorre Tkint. 26 minutes into the match, Marambaia FC's Laércio Branco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jerónimo Bettencourt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 27th match minute, Tortugas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorre Tkint to maneuver through the defense. Jerónimo Bettencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 尹翀翔, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leandro Aires got free with Bruno Sanches in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 33 minutes of play, Tortugas's Leandro Aires made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bruno Sanches was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Leandro Aires got free with Bruno Sanches in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 44 minutes into the game, Leandro Aires lined in a short shot 4-0 behind a frustrated Bruno Sanches. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Evandro Domingues made the kick off in the second half. Jerónimo Bettencourt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evandro Domingues in the 56th minute of play. Marambaia FC's Romeu Penha was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jerónimo Bettencourt in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 63rd minute, Edmílson Coelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tortugas's Leandro Aires got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Evandro Domingues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute Leandro Aires shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Sanches saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Leandro Aires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leandro Aires in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruno Sanches saved Marambaia FC from getting behind. When Leandro Aires came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Tortugas 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 Leandro Aires couldn't finish the play. In the 76thth minute of the game Leandro Aires who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Marambaia FC's Bruno Sanches was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bruno Sanches showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Aires, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. If Leandro Aires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Laércio Branco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marambaia FC's Bruno Sanches played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Aires in the 87th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Leandro Aires notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Marambaia FC's Bruno Sanches. Bruno Sanches was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Big Egø hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match.

For all the effort they put into the match, the Marambaia FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Tortugas.