Official Cup

Alfred Blomqvist
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Frederico Recife started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Natã Cavalcante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Paulo Correia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Juventus EC fans' excitement grew in the 4th match minute when Juventus EC's Romário da Rocha looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 0-2 became the score in the 9th minute when Frederico Recife elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The supporters of Juventus EC booed when Defensores de Savóia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Carlos Fernandez didn't get a good kick on the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Defensores de Savóia's goal looked a bit too open when Enéas Urbano came free, but Natã Cavalcante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute Ulisses Ferraz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateus de Senna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mateus de Senna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arthur Pena, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Natã Cavalcante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Paulo Correia in the 30th minute of play. When Ulisses Ferraz came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Defensores de Savóia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ulisses Ferraz couldn't finish the play. Defensores de Savóia's Natã Cavalcante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Paulo Correia in the 34th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Romário da Rocha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Juventus EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. After a rather tough play, Juventus EC's Afonso Luz got a free kick in the 40th minute. Arthur Pena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Natã Cavalcante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romário da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 51st minute, José Paulo Correia got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 53 minutes into the match, Defensores de Savóia's goal looked a bit too open when Frederico Recife came free, but Natã Cavalcante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Natã Cavalcante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frederico Recife in the 55th minute of the match. 56 minutes into the match, Defensores de Savóia's goal looked a bit too open when José Paulo Correia came free, but Natã Cavalcante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Romário da Rocha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Natã Cavalcante. Defensores de Savóia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Romário da Rocha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Arthur Pena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Mateus de Senna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Natã Cavalcante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Paulo Correia in the 66th minute of play. Natã Cavalcante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Paulo Correia in the 69th minute of play. Natã Cavalcante made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Paulo Correia in the 72nd minute. Enéas Urbano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Natã Cavalcante made a huge save. With a little luck, Defensores de Savóia's Natã Cavalcante got control of the ball when Romário da Rocha tried to sneak it across the goal line. Natã Cavalcante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Paulo Correia in the 88th minute of the match.