Official Cup

Arena Ximbocú
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nuno Cardoso kicked off to start the match. If Fernandinho Albuquerque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Anaya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilson Bezerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Lobo Guará's Marcelinho Abraão threw himself towards the right post 6 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nuno Cardoso, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 13 played minutes Karaboudjan got a freekick which was hit by Kléberson Gomes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernandinho Albuquerque in the 17th minute of play forced Lobo Guará's goalkeeper Daniel Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelinho Abraão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ezequiel Pereira in the 19th minute of the match. Nuno Cardoso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Marcelinho Abraão made a huge save. A hard shot by Nuno Cardoso from long distance, 31 minutes into the match, got Marcelinho Abraão's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Nuno Cardoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Marcelinho Abraão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 35th minute Lobo Guará were awarded a corner. Nuno Cardoso went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Lobo Guará's Kokki Mon getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Marcelinho Abraão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuno Cardoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ezequiel Pereira might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcelinho Abraão. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ezequiel Pereira ran back to his position shaking his head. Nuno Cardoso who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 42ndth minute tested the skills of Marcelinho Abraão when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A hard shot 42 in the game by Nuno Cardoso from a close distance when the talented Marcelinho Abraão managed to make a qualified save. Karaboudjan's players were relieved. Luizão Peixoto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Fernandinho Albuquerque made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Nuno Cardoso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelinho Abraão was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Lobo Guará were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Karaboudjan's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nuno Cardoso took the corner. Daniel Anaya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernandinho Albuquerque in the 56th minute of play. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Nuno Cardoso sped through Karaboudjan's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marcelinho Abraão. Lobo Guará made a substitution. Aykut Adar replaced Nuno Cardoso. Lobo Guará's Ciro de Moraes was substituted for Ezequiel Pereira. Lobo Guará made a substitution. Nando Barbosa replaced Roberto Domingues. In the 63rd minute Ciro de Moraes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelinho Abraão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 66 minutes into the game, Lobo Guará's Ciro de Moraes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcelinho Abraão made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Marcelinho Abraão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro de Moraes in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Karaboudjan's goalkeeper Marcelinho Abraão, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lobo Guará's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nando Barbosa in the 76th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Berker Başhekim heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Daniel Anaya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernandinho Albuquerque, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rafael Godoi during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 82nd match minute, Karaboudjan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Godoi to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute, Rafael Godoi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro de Moraes in the 84th minute of play forced Karaboudjan's goalkeeper Marcelinho Abraão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute Ciro de Moraes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelinho Abraão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ciro de Moraes might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcelinho Abraão. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ciro de Moraes ran back to his position shaking his head. Marcelinho Abraão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro de Moraes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vlad Imperiale hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute, Emanuel Galvão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ciro de Moraes took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcelinho Abraão. Marcelinho Abraão dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Karaboudjan's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.