Official Cup

Arena Denver
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luiz Guilherme Toscano kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, DENVER™'s Waldir Romero got a free kick in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathias Carvalho in the 27th minute of play forced Arsenal de Gols F.C's goalkeeper Nicolas Recife to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Claudinei Godoi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ademir Freitas kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. When Gabriel Xavier came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Arsenal de Gols F.C 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 Gabriel Xavier couldn't finish the play. A collision led to DENVER™ getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Róbson Vasconcelos hit a great ball. DENVER™'s João Paulo Baiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Xavier in the 40th minute of play. Nicolas Recife was a little too slow when Mathias Carvalho got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 43rd minute. The score was now 2-1. Nicolas Recife took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilton Netto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Claudinei Godoi made a kick off. Nicolas Recife took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Guilherme Toscano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 55 minutes into the game, Amadeu Bezerra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DENVER™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arsenal de Gols F.C the free kick. In the 56th match minute, DENVER™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amadeu Bezerra to maneuver through the defense. João Paulo Baiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moisés Nóbrega in the 58th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 62 minutes, João Paulo Baiano successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 69th minute, Luiz Guilherme Toscano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicolas Recife was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. After 76 minutes of play, DENVER™'s Waldir Romero made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nicolas Recife was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mathias Carvalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 84 minutes, Ademir Freitas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arsenal de Gols F.C and the DENVER™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ademir Freitas hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. DENVER™'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.