Official Cup

Maracanã
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Niceto Xacintu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Natanael Ceresso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Giovana F C booed when Flying Dutch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Basilio Lain didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Paulo Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeu Xavier in the 11th minute of the match. In the 16th minute Eusébio Angelsø shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Paulo Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 19 minutes, Natanael Ceresso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Giovana F C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Natanael Ceresso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 25th minute Bordat Vidania shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Paulo Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eusébio Angelsø in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luís Paulo Romero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Xacintu in the 31st minute of play forced Giovana F C's goalkeeper Gian Weidt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 38 played minutes Flying Dutch got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Ivașcu. Flying Dutch's Luís Paulo Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natanael Ceresso in the 40th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Tadeu Xavier left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Giovana F C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Thiago de Mendonça kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Flying Dutch's goal looked a bit too open when Tadeu Xavier came free, but Luís Paulo Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Natanael Ceresso to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Giovana F C's goal looked a bit too open when Alexsandro Tróia came free, but Gian Weidt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eusébio Angelsø hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Gian Weidt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexsandro Tróia in the 54th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Flying Dutch's zone, Natanael Ceresso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Paulo Romero came out of the goal and Natanael Ceresso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Flying Dutch's Luís Paulo Romero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Flying Dutch from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natanael Ceresso in the 70th minute of play forced Flying Dutch's goalkeeper Luís Paulo Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Luís Paulo Romero successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Luís Paulo Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadeu Xavier in the 72nd minute of play. Gian Weidt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niceto Xacintu in the 75th minute of the match. In the 78th minute Flying Dutch were awarded a corner. Thiago de Mendonça went to the cornerflag to take it. Flying Dutch's Thiago de Mendonça was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gian Weidt in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 82 played minutes Flying Dutch got a freekick which was hit by Basilio Lain. Luís Paulo Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iustin Teodor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 89 minutes of play, Giovana F C's Gylippus Panayiotopoulos made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís Paulo Romero was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Natanael Ceresso came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Giovana F C 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 Natanael Ceresso couldn't finish the play. Cristián Señoret lost his temper 94 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 93rd minute of the game. One of Giovana F C:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Flying Dutch:s goal. Giovana F C:s Gian Weidt showed great skill when he stopped Thiago de Mendonça:s penalty. 96 minutes into the match, Thiago de Mendonça had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gian Weidt. Giovana F C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thiago de Mendonça was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The Flying Dutch fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Giovana F C were clearly better and deserved to take the win.