Official Cup

Pikachuzim Arena
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Várzea F.C.'s Valdomiro Duarte 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. Pedro Luiz Matorin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdomiro Duarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute, Vito Batista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AS Pikachuzim's Pedro Luiz Matorin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdomiro Duarte in the 10th minute of play. When Laerte Toscano fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AS Pikachuzim's protests and gave Laerte Toscano a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to AS Pikachuzim getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Laerte Toscano hit a great ball. Várzea F.C.'s Serafim Mesquita proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Várzea F.C. from getting a goal against them. The supporters of AS Pikachuzim booed when Várzea F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdomiro Duarte didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pedro Luiz Matorin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdomiro Duarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. AS Pikachuzim's Laerte Toscano got his second yellow card of the match in the 17th minute. The referee ordered Laerte Toscano off the ground. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Bittencourt in the 19th minute of play forced Várzea F.C.'s goalkeeper Serafim Mesquita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute, Valdomiro Duarte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Serafim Mesquita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vito Batista in the 24th minute of the match. Cristian Bittencourt took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Serafim Mesquita. Serafim Mesquita dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. AS Pikachuzim's Pedro Luiz Matorin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Guilherme Barreto in the 31st minute of play. After 31 minutes of play, Várzea F.C.'s Luiz Guilherme Barreto made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Luiz Matorin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristian Bittencourts short, quick shot in the 37thth minute got Serafim Mesquita to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some careless play in the AS Pikachuzim defense, Valdomiro Duarte kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Luiz Matorin. The AS Pikachuzim fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Luiz Matorin should have stopped the shot. In the 41st match minute, AS Pikachuzim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gil Vale to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Luiz Matorin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alessandro Mandrak's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. Pedro Luiz Matorin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Mandrak in the 46th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Guilherme Barreto in the 47th minute of play forced AS Pikachuzim's goalkeeper Pedro Luiz Matorin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristian Bittencourt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Claudinei do Valle managed to get in a good position for a shot. AS Pikachuzim's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudinei do Valle was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Serafim Mesquita breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice moves Alessandro Mandrak could shoot a difficult shot in the 54th minute, which Pedro Luiz Matorin however easily saved by the left post. Pedro Luiz Matorin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valdomiro Duarte in the 58th minute. With a little luck, AS Pikachuzim's Pedro Luiz Matorin got control of the ball when Valdomiro Duarte tried to sneak it across the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Várzea F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Victor da Fonseca came free, but Serafim Mesquita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Claudinei do Valle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to AS Pikachuzim getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Cristian Bittencourt hit a great ball. In the 73rd minute, Filipe Mendonça hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, Várzea F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Bittencourt came free, but Serafim Mesquita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Várzea F.C.'s Luiz Guilherme Barreto got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 80th minute of the match Gil Vale shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Serafim Mesquita showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Pedro Luiz Matorin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdomiro Duarte in the 83rd minute of play. Cristian Bittencourt kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Pedro Luiz Matorin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Jaime Teixeira hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. 91 minutes into the game, AS Pikachuzim's Luizão Fontes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Serafim Mesquita made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the AS Pikachuzim players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.