Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena Arizona
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Benjamim Negri started the match with the kick off. Benjamim Negri took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rodolfo Siqueira. Rodolfo Siqueira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. With an all-out effort, A A Arizona's Lúcio Domingues threw himself towards the right post 12 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Chicão Freire, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 16th minute Chicão Freire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lúcio Domingues saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of A A Arizona booed when Nova Iguaçu MZFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luisão Matorin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedro Luís Bertassi got free with Lúcio Domingues in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rodolfo Siqueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cássio Aparecido in the 23rd minute of play. Lúcio Domingues showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valério Paranaense in the 27th minute of the match. Pedro Luís Bertassi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 35 minutes into the game, Luiz Fábio Leme cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Rodolfo Siqueira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dudu Queiroz hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valério Paranaense in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lúcio Domingues prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 40th minute A A Arizona were awarded a corner. Mauro Rodrigues went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Mauro Rodrigues got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lúcio Domingues quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 46th minute, Mazinho Godoi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valério Paranaense to make the kick off. In the 55th minute, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Luiz Fábio Leme dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Dudu Queiroz kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goal looked a bit too open when Valério Paranaense came free, but Lúcio Domingues reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Lúcio Domingues played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valério Paranaense in the 63rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Cássio Aparecido got a free kick in the 66th minute. After having played for 67 minutes, Valério Paranaense managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A A Arizona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valério Paranaense was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Chicão Freire received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Lúcio Domingues tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lúcio Domingues came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by A A Arizona's Pedro Luís Bertassi. But to his dismay, Pedro Luís Bertassi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valério Paranaense in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lúcio Domingues prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valério Paranaense in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lúcio Domingues prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nova Iguaçu MZFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mauro Rodrigues was slow to take the kick. During this time A A Arizona's players had a chance to rest. When Chicão Freire came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the A A Arizona 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 Chicão Freire couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cássio Aparecido got free with Rodolfo Siqueira in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Nova Iguaçu MZFC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Tomás Marques hit a great ball. Lúcio Domingues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valério Paranaense, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valério Paranaense in the 96th minute of play forced Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalkeeper Lúcio Domingues to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Nova Iguaçu MZFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.