Official Cup

SERRA DOURADA
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Goianésia E.C's Igor Lacerda started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Daniel Galvão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arthur Penha charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arthur Penha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Arthur Penha hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Ronaldinho Bruchon kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Adilson Pirani. That made the score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Giovana F C's Wesley Rodrigues got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 17th match minute, Goianésia E.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Igor Lacerda to maneuver through the defense. 19 minutes into the match, Ronaldinho Bruchon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adilson Pirani. Giovana F C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronaldinho Bruchon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 24 minutes into the game, Giovana F C's Joaquim Veiga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zé Antunes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After 27 minutes, Dorian Aparecido mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Goianésia E.C and the Giovana F C players grew even worse after the yellow card. 28 minutes into the match, Goianésia E.C's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquim Veiga came free, but Zé Antunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Goianésia E.C's Ronaldinho Bruchon got a free kick in the 29th minute. Arthur Penha kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. In the 36th minute, Daniel Galvão left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Giovana F C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Luiz Guilherme Pontes's late challenge caught a Goianésia E.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luiz Guilherme Pontes helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Giovana F C getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Luiz Guilherme Pontes hit a great ball. A hard shot by Dagoberto Guimarães from long distance, 47 minutes into the match, got Adilson Pirani's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joaquim Veiga stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Igor Parreira hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Goianésia E.C's Zé Antunes got control of the ball when Joaquim Veiga tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 68 minutes, Daniel Galvão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Giovana F C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Galvão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 70th match minute, Goianésia E.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alessandro Falcão to maneuver through the defense. Ronaldinho Bruchon's late challenge caught a Giovana F C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ronaldinho Bruchon helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Goianésia E.C getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Ronaldinho Bruchon hit a great ball. Goianésia E.C were furious when Alessandro Falcão was red carded, 74 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 74th minute of the game. One of Goianésia E.C:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Giovana F C:s goal. Joaquim Veiga walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. In a very dangerous position, a player in Goianésia E.C fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 80th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 82 minutes, Giovana F C's Joaquim Veiga got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Zé Antunes. After a rather tough play, Giovana F C's Bernardinho Lopez got a free kick in the 85th minute. After having played for 92 minutes, Igor Lacerda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Goianésia E.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Igor Lacerda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Igor Lacerda charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Igor Lacerda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Goianésia E.C's Igor Lacerda got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The Giovana F C supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Giovana F C would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.