Official Cup

Rubens Alves Barraca
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Zebus FC's Rodolfo Velasco 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. In the 3rd minute, Germano Arce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 10 minutes of play, BRASIL.Sp's Ian Martins made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Léo de Amaral was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rodolfo Velasco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Zebus FC's Erivaldo Recife got a free kick in the 23rd minute. A collision led to Zebus FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Erivaldo Recife hit a great ball. Ian Martins kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Ian Martins dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Léo de Amaral, 2-0. Giuseppe Godoi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

In the 58th minute, Ian Martins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 62 minutes into the game, Richard Figueiredo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zebus FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BRASIL.Sp the free kick. Richard Figueiredo kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, Zebus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hermínio Neiva came free, but Léo de Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Léo de Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hermínio Neiva in the 78th minute of play. Zebus FC's Léo de Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermínio Neiva in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes into the game, Ian Martins cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Léo de Amaral was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Velasco in the 88th minute of play forced BRASIL.Sp's goalkeeper Gildo Nogueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zebus FC's Richard Figueiredo got his second yellow card of the match in the 90th minute. The referee ordered Richard Figueiredo off the ground. After a rather tough play, BRASIL.Sp's Ian Martins got a free kick in the 96th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. BRASIL.Sp fully deserved thier win.