Official Cup

Arena Laranjal
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Reynaldo de Castro made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Reynaldo de Castro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jardim América FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Reynaldo de Castro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuca Sá breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 4 minutes into the match, Atlético São Sebastião's goal looked a bit too open when Tomás Mazza came free, but Samuca Sá reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edu Catarinense kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Edu Catarinense scored 1-0 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Perivaldo Torres, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 16 minutes into the game, Tomás Mazza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Samuca Sá was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 19 minutes into the match, Jardim América FC's goalkeeper Perivaldo Torres had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Claudinho de Medeiros. Samuca Sá made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Mazza in the 20th minute of play. Joaquim Loyola's late challenge caught a Jardim América FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joaquim Loyola helped the player get up and apologised. 28 minutes into the match, Atlético São Sebastião's goal looked a bit too open when Tomás Mazza came free, but Samuca Sá reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Samuca Sá took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Mazza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the game, Reynaldo de Castro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Samuca Sá was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Claudinho de Medeiros was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Nico Rossi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jardim América FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nico Rossi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuca Sá breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Samuca Sá didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Reynaldo de Castro went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Samuca Sá made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Nico Rossi sent off a good shot on target. 71 minutes into the match, Tomás Mazza dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Samuca Sá, 1-5. Samuca Sá was out of position in the 79 minute of play, and Tomás Mazza capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tomás Mazza really showed his touch with that goal: 1-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo de Castro in the 82nd minute of play forced Atlético São Sebastião's goalkeeper Samuca Sá to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Atlético São Sebastião's Samuca Sá got control of the ball when Tomás Mazza tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Diogo de Castro fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atlético São Sebastião's protests and gave Diogo de Castro a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Atlético São Sebastião's Diogo de Castro got a free kick in the 89th minute. Tomás Catarinense hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Tomás Catarinense made in the 95th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Claudinho de Medeiros. The Jardim América FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Jardim América FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.