Official Cup

ARENA MINEIRA
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wanderson Baptista kicked off to start the match. Wanderson Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of COURO COME FC booed when Vila Nova FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardinho Vides didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th minute Adhemar Freire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo do Valle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 19 played minutes, COURO COME FC's Antônio Tasso shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Beto de Sousa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in COURO COME FC reached it. After a rather tough play, Vila Nova FC's Henrique do Vale got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 22nd match minute, Vila Nova FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardinho Vides to maneuver through the defense. After 24 played minutes Vila Nova FC got a freekick which was hit by Ricardinho Vides. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wanderson Baptista in the 32nd minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper Hugo do Valle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo do Valle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adhemar Freire, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tião Castro got free with Beto de Sousa in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tião Castro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Maurinho Custódio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in COURO COME FC's zone, Wanderson Baptista stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugo do Valle came out of the goal and Wanderson Baptista tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hugo do Valle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adhemar Freire in the 57th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Wanderson Baptista had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hugo do Valle. COURO COME FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wanderson Baptista was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Wanderson Baptista managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vila Nova FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Wanderson Baptista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hugo do Valle breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Dagoberto Siqueira fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored COURO COME FC's protests and gave Dagoberto Siqueira a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to COURO COME FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Dagoberto Siqueira hit a great ball. COURO COME FC's Ernani de Salles was substituted for Dagoberto Siqueira. A collision led to COURO COME FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Dagoberto Siqueira hit a great ball. Hugo do Valle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adhemar Freire, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cacá da Fonseca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adhemar Freire got free with Hugo do Valle in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rubinho Tavares's late challenge caught a Vila Nova FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rubinho Tavares helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to COURO COME FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Rubinho Tavares hit a great ball. A collision led to COURO COME FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Rubinho Tavares hit a great ball. Hugo do Valle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cacá da Fonseca in the 85th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adhemar Freire in the 86th minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper Hugo do Valle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tião Castro hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Vila Nova FC's Henrique do Vale slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hugo do Valle. That made the score 0-3 after 92 minutes of play. In the 96th minute, Iuri Koehler made a precise shot to the right of Beto de Sousa. Vila Nova FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Vila Nova FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.