Official Cup

Arena Limoeirense
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Gino do Valle started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Chelsicha's Ciro Elija sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daniël De Goeij narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 9 minutes into the match, Limoeiro-PE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Elija came free, but Daniël De Goeij reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doni Barbosa in the 10th minute of play forced Chelsicha's goalkeeper Caetano da Silveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Elija in the 19th minute of play forced Limoeiro-PE FC's goalkeeper Daniël De Goeij to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Caetano da Silveira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís Fabiano Fontes in the 20th minute. Daniël De Goeij showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Elija, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Elija in the 24th minute of play forced Limoeiro-PE FC's goalkeeper Daniël De Goeij to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, Limoeiro-PE FC's Doni Barbosa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Caetano da Silveira. Caetano da Silveira yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. In the 32nd minute Ciro Elija shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniël De Goeij saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Caetano da Silveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gino do Valle in the 33rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Ciro Elija managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chelsicha's supporters rose to their feet, but Ciro Elija was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniël De Goeij breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 39 minutes into the match, Chelsicha's Ciro Elija sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daniël De Goeij narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Doni Barbosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute, Ciro Elija ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Daniël De Goeij was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ciro Elija to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Ciro Elija managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chelsicha's supporters rose to their feet, but Ciro Elija was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniël De Goeij breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 60th minute Doni Barbosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caetano da Silveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Elija in the 61st minute of play forced Limoeiro-PE FC's goalkeeper Daniël De Goeij to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute Doni Barbosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caetano da Silveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Doni Barbosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Limoeiro-PE FC made a substitution. Edgar Cabral replaced Luís Fabiano Fontes. Limoeiro-PE FC made a substitution. Robert Lozovan replaced Gino do Valle. Daniël De Goeij made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Elija in the 75th minute of play. In the 83rd minute of the match Chelsicha got a corner. Limoeiro-PE FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Victor Velloso ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 88 minutes of play, Limoeiro-PE FC's Robert Lozovan made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Caetano da Silveira was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Limoeiro-PE FC defense, Ciro Elija kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Daniël De Goeij. The Limoeiro-PE FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Daniël De Goeij should have stopped the shot. There was no doubt that Limoeiro-PE FC were the better team. Limoeiro-PE FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.