Official Cup

Arena Ximbocú
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Artur Branco took the kick off in the first half of the match. Roberto Baiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lúcio Viana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute Cipriano Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Baiano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Claudinei Tande's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomé Mota was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. A collision led to Agua Santa getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Jânio Arantes hit a great ball. Tomé Mota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonsinho Melo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Téo Tróia fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Agua Santa's protests and gave Téo Tróia a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Agua Santa's Téo Tróia got a free kick in the 38th minute. Tomé Mota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Róbson da Silva in the 39th minute of the match. Tomé Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Róbson da Silva in the 43rd minute of play. Lobo Guará's Roberto Baiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nico Quintal in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th minute Claudinei Tande shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomé Mota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cipriano Pinho to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Róbson da Silva notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Agua Santa's Tomé Mota. Tomé Mota was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 55 minutes into the match, Artur Branco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomé Mota. Agua Santa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Artur Branco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Tomé Mota didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Claudinei Tande went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Lobo Guará made a substitution. Olívio Freire replaced Pedro Augusto Baiano. Olavo Vianna kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Tomé Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artur Branco in the 74th minute of play. Roberto Baiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cipriano Pinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Olavo Vianna kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Tomé Mota showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Branco, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. The supporters of Agua Santa booed when Lobo Guará was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Júnior Pires didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Agua Santa's Cipriano Pinho ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Roberto Baiano. Roberto Baiano yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-1. After 93 minutes, Gustavo Gómez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lobo Guará and the Agua Santa players grew even worse after the yellow card. For all the effort they put into the match, the Agua Santa players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Lobo Guará.