Official Cup

Estádio da Paz
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Célio Queirós got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felippe Custódio in the 6th minute of play forced Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's goalkeeper Rene Austin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Célio Queirós in the 7th minute of play forced Excelência de Luxe's goalkeeper Vítor Mandrak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fryderyk Pacholewski in the 10th minute of play forced Excelência de Luxe's goalkeeper Vítor Mandrak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 15 minutes of play, Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's Célio Queirós made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vítor Mandrak was left in no man's land by his defense there! 22 minutes into the match, Excelência de Luxe's goal looked a bit too open when Célio Queirós came free, but Vítor Mandrak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Väinö Caca-Rato in the 27th minute of play forced Excelência de Luxe's goalkeeper Vítor Mandrak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Excelência de Luxe's goal looked a bit too open when Fryderyk Pacholewski came free, but Vítor Mandrak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dean Velasco's late challenge caught a Excelência de Luxe's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dean Velasco helped the player get up and apologised. Dean Velasco hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Rene Austin acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 45th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Antônio Souza. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luís Gustavo Custódio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Väinö Caca-Rato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th minute, Väinö Caca-Rato ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vítor Mandrak was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. With a little luck, Excelência de Luxe's Vítor Mandrak got control of the ball when Väinö Caca-Rato tried to sneak it across the goal line. Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's Durvalino Trevisan was substituted for Célio Queirós. 79 minutes into the match, Excelência de Luxe's goalkeeper Vítor Mandrak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Durvalino Trevisan. With an all-out effort, Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ's Vítor Mandrak threw himself towards the right post 81 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Durvalino Trevisan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Durvalino Trevisan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 84th minute of the match, Fryderyk Pacholewski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vítor Mandrak saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Fryderyk Pacholewski hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Excelência de Luxe's Tales Vander got a free kick in the 87th minute. Vítor Mandrak didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Väinö Caca-Rato went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The supporters of Atletico Natalense FC-DMZ booed when Excelência de Luxe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emerson Prestes didn't get a good kick on the ball.