Official Cup

Arena Saruê
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zé Carlos de Azevedo started the match with the kick off. Gil Seco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Carlos de Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. A collision led to AF CERRADO getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Ulisses de Salles hit a great ball. After 10 minutes AF CERRADO's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Benedito Trancoso who took care of the corner kick. Paulo Soares made a great header on Independente FC's corner, it was just that AF CERRADO's Gil Seco managed to reach the ball for a save. José Vítor Rodrigues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Gil Seco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ezequiel Barral's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gil Seco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th minute Zé Carlos de Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gil Seco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Vítor Rodrigues was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Gil Seco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from José Vítor Rodrigues went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. If José Vítor Rodrigues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31stth minute of the game Zé Carlos de Azevedo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AF CERRADO's Gil Seco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zé Carlos de Azevedo in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gil Seco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A hard shot by Pedro Cearense from long distance, 41 minutes into the match, got Nestor Quintal's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. José Vítor Rodrigues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Seco having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling José Vítor Rodrigues in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gil Seco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 48 minutes, the score became 0-2 when José Vítor Rodrigues sped through AF CERRADO's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gil Seco. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lino Araújo was the one to do the kick off. With his leg Gil Seco managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when Independente FC's José Vítor Rodrigues fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 57th minute of the match Independente FC got a corner. AF CERRADO's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Benedito Trancoso ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Zé Carlos de Azevedo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AF CERRADO's Gil Seco did a great save. 0-3 became the score in the 60th minute when José Vítor Rodrigues elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Ezequiel Barral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Seco having to interfere. Ulisses de Salles charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ulisses de Salles the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 67 played minutes AF CERRADO got a freekick which was hit by Ulisses de Salles. Gil Seco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Carlos de Azevedo in the 73rd minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, José Vítor Rodrigues notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of AF CERRADO's Gil Seco. Gil Seco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of AF CERRADO booed when Independente FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Vítor Rodrigues didn't get a good kick on the ball. Matías Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 95 minutes into the match, Ezequiel Barral had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gil Seco. AF CERRADO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ezequiel Barral was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5.