Official Cup

竞技场天堂-Arena Paradise
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) João Reis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Lara in the 5th minute of play forced C o n f i a n ç a - SE's goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Fantini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Nestor Lara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xurupita FC's Léo Pires proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Xurupita FC from getting a goal against them. Josué da Mata charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Josué da Mata the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 16th minute, Josué da Mata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th match minute, C o n f i a n ç a - SE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kaká Souto to maneuver through the defense. After 21 played minutes Xurupita FC got a freekick which was hit by Vitório Ortiz. 26 minutes into the match, Xurupita FC's goal looked a bit too open when Haroldo Antunes came free, but Léo Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Josué da Mata hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. A hard shot 33 in the game by João Reis from a close distance when the talented Léo Pires managed to make a qualified save. Xurupita FC's players were relieved. C o n f i a n ç a - SE were furious when Ademar Paraense was red carded, 34 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 35th minute, Ademar Paraense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nico Abraão in the 36th minute of play forced C o n f i a n ç a - SE's goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Fantini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 minutes, Falcão Luz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Xurupita FC and the C o n f i a n ç a - SE players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Xurupita FC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Falcão Luz hit a great ball. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rony Vargas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Rony Vargas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Xurupita FC's Nico Abraão got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 81st minute, Antônio Carlos Linhares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcinho Domingues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Léo Pires having to interfere. After having played for 85 minutes, Haroldo Antunes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C o n f i a n ç a - SE's supporters crossed their fingers, but Haroldo Antunes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. During the 86th minute of the match Josué da Mata completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Josué da Mata a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. 90 minutes into the match, C o n f i a n ç a - SE's goal looked a bit too open when Rony Vargas came free, but Carlos Augusto Fantini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vitório Ortiz during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Xurupita FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Vitório Ortiz hit a great ball. C o n f i a n ç a - SE were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.