Official Cup

Estádio Abatedouro
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ciro Cardozo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cláudio Velasco hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Cristiano Viana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Guilherme Hermes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Desportivo Coala's zone, Moisés Godoi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guilherme Hermes came out of the goal and Moisés Godoi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 17th minute, Moisés Godoi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristiano Viana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 26th minute, Hélio Maciel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alex Félix could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Guilherme Hermes made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Viana in the 37th minute of play forced Desportivo Coala's goalkeeper Guilherme Hermes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Desportivo Coala's defense didn't have a chance, in the 41st minute, when Cristiano Viana scored to the left of an out of position Guilherme Hermes, making the score, 1-0. If Ciro Cardozo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cristiano Viana's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Guilherme Hermes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 48th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristiano Viana to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Desportivo Coala's zone, Alex Félix stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guilherme Hermes came out of the goal and Alex Félix tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 60th minute, Ricardo Netto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paulo da Silva was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Alex Félix took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Guilherme Hermes. Guilherme Hermes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Ciro Cardozo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paulo da Silva read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Matadores FC's Paulo da Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Cardozo in the 79th minute of play. After some careless play in the Desportivo Coala defense, Cristiano Viana kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Guilherme Hermes. The Desportivo Coala fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Guilherme Hermes should have stopped the shot. If Ciro Cardozo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Júlio Berger hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Matadores FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Desportivo Coala for a fine match.