Official Cup

Paulistano
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Raphael Eger made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Benedito Rezende got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 5th minute of the match Fernandinho Paes shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paulo José da Mata showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Renatinho Braga might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paulo José da Mata. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Renatinho Braga ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raphael Eger in the 8th minute of play forced Desportiva Paulo Afonso's goalkeeper Olavo Vasconcelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Nelson Novaes fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s protests and gave Nelson Novaes a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Nelson Novaes hit a great ball. A collision led to Desportiva Paulo Afonso getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Anderson Tavares hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the game, Gerson Cardoso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Desportiva Paulo Afonso the free kick. After 20 played minutes └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ got a freekick which was hit by Gerson Cardoso. Rogério Rezende's late challenge caught a Desportiva Paulo Afonso's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rogério Rezende helped the player get up and apologised. 23 minutes into the match, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goal looked a bit too open when Fernandinho Paes came free, but Paulo José da Mata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Desportiva Paulo Afonso getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Hélder Trigo hit a great ball. In the 30th match minute, Desportiva Paulo Afonso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sílvio Luís Lucas to maneuver through the defense. Renatinho Braga's late challenge caught a └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Renatinho Braga helped the player get up and apologised. In the 42nd match minute, Desportiva Paulo Afonso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renatinho Braga to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Paulinho Leal in the 43rd minute really tested Olavo Vasconcelos's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Francisco Garcia to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raphael Eger in the 53rd minute of play forced Desportiva Paulo Afonso's goalkeeper Olavo Vasconcelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulo José da Mata was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Francisco Garcia capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Francisco Garcia really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. In the 65th match minute, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rogério Rezende to maneuver through the defense. 66 minutes into the match, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Garcia came free, but Paulo José da Mata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Renatinho Braga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo José da Mata having to interfere. In the 69th match minute, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulinho Leal to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute, Francisco Garcia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Paulo José da Mata. The goal made the score 0-3. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Paulo José da Mata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Garcia in the 77th minute of play. Paulo José da Mata made an important save on a dangerous shot by Renatinho Braga in the 78th minute. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Rogério Rezende got his second yellow card of the match in the 80th minute. The referee ordered Rogério Rezende off the ground. After a rather tough play, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Rogério Rezende got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute, Fernandinho Paes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 83 minutes into the match, Francisco Garcia notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Paulo José da Mata. Paulo José da Mata was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 89th minute, Francisco Garcia fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Paulo José da Mata made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Renatinho Braga sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Desportiva Paulo Afonso's Sílvio Luís Lucas got a free kick in the 94th minute. The └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Desportiva Paulo Afonso's performance. The match ended with a win for Desportiva Paulo Afonso.