Official Cup

Arena Bulls
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alexsandro Britto started the match with the kick off. After 5 played minutes Squadra Demarchi got a freekick which was hit by Sérgio Batista. 5 minutes into the game, Romulo Lehen recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Oscar Saldanha. Romulo Lehen showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. 10 minutes into the match, Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romulo Lehen. In the 12th minute, Romulo Lehen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grêmio Bulls fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After 16 played minutes Squadra Demarchi got a freekick which was hit by Richard Moura. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pedrão Prata in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oscar Saldanha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ciro Castro hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. The supporters of Grêmio Bulls booed when Squadra Demarchi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexsandro Britto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Squadra Demarchi's Oscar Saldanha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Squadra Demarchi from getting a goal against them. Wei Shu Gang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Saldanha having to interfere. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by Squadra Demarchi's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sebastião Tróia was slow to take the kick. During this time Grêmio Bulls's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Grêmio Bulls's corner Sebastião Tróia fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Oscar Saldanha quite easily take care of the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Wei Shu Gang notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Squadra Demarchi's Oscar Saldanha. Oscar Saldanha was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 41st minute, Nelson Vidal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 42nd minute, Grêmio Bulls's Romulo Lehen ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Oscar Saldanha. Oscar Saldanha yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. After a defensive mix-up in Squadra Demarchi's zone, Romulo Lehen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oscar Saldanha came out of the goal and Romulo Lehen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Oscar Saldanha made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Romulo Lehen sent off a good shot on target. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Romulo Lehen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Grêmio Bulls's goal looked a bit too open when Alexsandro Britto came free, but Henrique Prata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexsandro Britto charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexsandro Britto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Squadra Demarchi getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Alexsandro Britto hit a great ball. Sebastião Tróia took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 61st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Oscar Saldanha. Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wei Shu Gang in the 63rd minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Squadra Demarchi's goal looked a bit too open when Romulo Lehen came free, but Oscar Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedrão Prata in the 67th minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grêmio Bulls made a substitution. Rowen Doherty replaced Pedrão Prata. Grêmio Bulls's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sebastião Tróia in the 70th minute. The corner led Grêmio Bulls's Sebastião Tróia to fire away a dangerous shot which Oscar Saldanha despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Squadra Demarchi's Oscar Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andreas Vokurka in the 71st minute of play. If Andreas Vokurka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Squadra Demarchi defense, Andreas Vokurka kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oscar Saldanha. The Squadra Demarchi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oscar Saldanha should have stopped the shot. After 85 minutes of play, Grêmio Bulls's Andreas Vokurka made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oscar Saldanha was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Rafael da Rocha fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Squadra Demarchi's protests and gave Rafael da Rocha a yellow card for diving instead. Rafael da Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Squadra Demarchi's Alexsandro Britto got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute, Rowen Doherty left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grêmio Bulls fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Oscar Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rowen Doherty in the 96th minute of play.