Official Cup

Picinguaba
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cebrail Yamanöz took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 minutes of play, Ricart Futebol Clube's Abel Ramalho made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jardel Reis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jardel Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel Ramalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the game, Pedrão Mesquita threw the ball into play from the sideline. Ricart Futebol Clube's Geovânio Gerber quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Ramalho in the 20th minute of play forced Catadão's goalkeeper Jardel Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andres Ekhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chu Yun Lei in the 22nd minute of play. Andres Ekhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cebrail Yamanöz, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 26 minutes in the game, Cebrail Yamanöz dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Andres Ekhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zafran Chien-Kwan, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Jardel Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel Ramalho in the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Ramalho in the 32nd minute of play forced Catadão's goalkeeper Jardel Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cebrail Yamanöz got free with Andres Ekhi in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ricart Futebol Clube's Andres Ekhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chu Yun Lei in the 36th minute of play. In the 42nd minute of the match Ricart Futebol Clube got a corner. Catadão's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Doron Bantz ran over to the corner to take the kick. Pedrão Mesquita's late challenge caught a Ricart Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedrão Mesquita helped the player get up and apologised. In the 44th minute, Pedrão Mesquita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abel Ramalho was the one to do the kick off. Jeremias Andrade hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Catadão's defense didn't have a chance, in the 53rd minute, when Abel Ramalho scored to the left of an out of position Jardel Reis, making the score, 1-2. Jardel Reis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abel Ramalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Andres Ekhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cebrail Yamanöz, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 62nd minute of the match, Reinaldo Palmeira got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jardel Reis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Catadão's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Reinaldo Palmeira 62 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-3. Ricart Futebol Clube made a substitution. Eusebio Hori replaced Abel Ramalho. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eusebio Hori got free with Jardel Reis in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 73rd minute, Ricart Futebol Clube's Eusebio Hori ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jardel Reis. Jardel Reis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. In the 76th match minute, Catadão was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zafran Chien-Kwan to maneuver through the defense. Doron Bantz kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Andres Ekhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cebrail Yamanöz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chu Yun Lei in the 85th minute of play forced Ricart Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Andres Ekhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Catadão's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Eusebio Hori 90 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cebrail Yamanöz in the 96th minute of play forced Ricart Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Andres Ekhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ricart Futebol Clube walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.