Official Cup

Marcos Mazer
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Nacional de Rolândia's Saul Jaen started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ismael Negri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saul Jaen, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Laurgain Ruiz in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victor Negri saved Nacional de Rolândia from getting behind. 12 minutes into the match, MAZER SAF's goal looked a bit too open when Mats Nyman came free, but Ismael Negri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victor Negri made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Laurgain Ruiz sent off a good shot on target. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nacional de Rolândia's goalkeeper Victor Negri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 21 minutes into the match, Nacional de Rolândia's goal looked a bit too open when Laurgain Ruiz came free, but Victor Negri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rdth minute of the game Laurgain Ruiz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nacional de Rolândia's Victor Negri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Júnior Vander scored 0-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ismael Negri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laurgain Ruiz got free with Victor Negri in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 42nd minute, Laurgain Ruiz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MAZER SAF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Laurgain Ruiz to make the kick off. If Laurgain Ruiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 52ndth minute of the game Laurgain Ruiz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nacional de Rolândia's Victor Negri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Laurgain Ruiz in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victor Negri saved Nacional de Rolândia from getting behind. Victor Negri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laurgain Ruiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Ismael Negri made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Bob Rock sent off a good shot on target. 58 minutes into the match, MAZER SAF's Laurgain Ruiz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Victor Negri narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Nacional de Rolândia's goalkeeper Victor Negri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laurgain Ruiz in the 69th minute of play forced Nacional de Rolândia's goalkeeper Victor Negri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victor Negri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Laurgain Ruiz's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. In the 72ndth minute of the game Laurgain Ruiz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nacional de Rolândia's Victor Negri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Victor Negri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laurgain Ruiz in the 74th minute of play. After 74 played minutes Nacional de Rolândia got a freekick which was hit by Saul Jaen. MAZER SAF's Rafa Alves was substituted for Laurgain Ruiz. MAZER SAF's Jardel Junior was substituted for Evaristo Castro. Saul Jaen kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Victor Negri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafa Alves in the 77th minute of the match. Victor Negri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafa Alves in the 81st minute of play. In the 85th minute, Rafa Alves made a precise shot to the right of Victor Negri. Nacional de Rolândia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 92 minutes into the game, Gilberto Furtado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nacional de Rolândia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MAZER SAF the free kick. Gilberto Furtado hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. MAZER SAF had won after a very even match.