Official Cup

Arena Joinville
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rodrigo Montenegro started the match with the kick off. After having played for 4 minutes, Ricardo Arantes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Joinville Esporte Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricardo Arantes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Joinville Esporte Clube's Erik Vander got a free kick in the 6th minute. After 7 played minutes, Samurai Champions FC's Rubens Massa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marquinhos Domingues 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 Samurai Champions FC reached it. Alexsandro Netto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ricardo Arantes went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Alexsandro Netto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Célio Mangueira's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Ricardo Arantes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexsandro Netto having to interfere. Célio Mangueira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Alexsandro Netto made a huge save. After 29 played minutes Joinville Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Erik Vander. The audience was convinced that Rodrigo Montenegro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marquinhos Domingues was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. After 42 minutes, Arnaldo Tasso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Joinville Esporte Clube and the Samurai Champions FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Arnaldo Tasso hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 47 minutes, Alexsandro Netto successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Célio Mangueira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mauro Silva's late challenge caught a Joinville Esporte Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mauro Silva helped the player get up and apologised. Mauro Silva hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After 56 minutes, Rodrigo Montenegro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Samurai Champions FC and the Joinville Esporte Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Samurai Champions FC's Rodrigo Montenegro got a free kick in the 56th minute. Alexsandro Netto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor de Lima in the 58th minute of the match. After having played for 59 minutes, Célio Mangueira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Joinville Esporte Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Célio Mangueira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jeferson Amaral took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marquinhos Domingues. Marquinhos Domingues dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The supporters of Samurai Champions FC booed when Joinville Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Fábio Dantas didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Mauro Silva from long distance, 72 minutes into the match, got Marquinhos Domingues's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After a rather tough play, Samurai Champions FC's Mauro Silva got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Cauã Arantes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marquinhos Domingues having to interfere. Jeferson Amaral hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Samurai Champions 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.