Official Cup

Arena EDI
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mané Catarinense started the match with the kick off. Tarcisio Gerber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mané Catarinense in the 5th minute of the match. Hortêncio Passos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Alexsandro Netto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hortêncio Passos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Samurai Champions FC's Cauã Arantes got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 19th minute, Mané Catarinense ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tarcisio Gerber was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 23rd match minute, EDI MZB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geovani Mandrak to maneuver through the defense. Alexsandro Netto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Belmiro Sanches, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of EDI MZB booed when Samurai Champions FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mauro Silva didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renan Sena in the 38th minute of play forced EDI MZB's goalkeeper Tarcisio Gerber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mané Catarinense hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hortêncio Passos made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Samurai Champions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hortêncio Passos came free, but Alexsandro Netto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexsandro Netto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Belmiro Sanches, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 56th minute, Gilvan Faria left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The EDI MZB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The long shot by Severino Siqueira in the 63rd minute really tested Tarcisio Gerber'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. Tarcisio Gerber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mané Catarinense, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. The supporters of Samurai Champions FC booed when EDI MZB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Belmiro Sanches didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 74th minute of the match Mauro Silva sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tarcisio Gerber skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, EDI MZB's David Andrade got a free kick in the 77th minute. Samurai Champions FC's Renan Sena got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Leonardo Leão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. EDI MZB's Tarcisio Gerber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renan Sena in the 81st minute of play. Tarcisio Gerber was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mané Catarinense showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 82 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nando Custódio during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 95th minute of the match Mauro Silva sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tarcisio Gerber skillfully saved the ball. When the match was over Samurai Champions FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than EDI MZB throughout the match.