Official Cup

Darcy Ribeiro
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alix Vance started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuri Djorkaeff in the 6th minute of play forced The Best Ones's goalkeeper Wellington Xavier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the game, Clube Audax Metropolitano's Hamílton Xavier nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wellington Xavier made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. When Alix Vance fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Clube Audax Metropolitano's protests and gave Alix Vance a yellow card for diving instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlos Alberto Parreira during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 10th minute, Carlos Alberto Parreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 12 minutes into the match, The Best Ones's goalkeeper Wellington Xavier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hamílton Xavier. In the 14th minute Luisinho Veiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Rangel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wellington Xavier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamílton Xavier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wellington Xavier made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eliézer da Cunha in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute Hamílton Xavier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wellington Xavier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, The Best Ones's Joélson de Godoi got a free kick in the 25th minute. Clube Audax Metropolitano's Carlos Alberto Parreira shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 25th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Wellington Xavier but with some difficulty. Hamílton Xavier came free with the goalkeeper in the 27th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Wellington Xavier could save by the left post. In the 28th minute, Clube Audax Metropolitano's Eliézer da Cunha dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. 31 minutes into the match, The Best Ones's goalkeeper Wellington Xavier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hamílton Xavier. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eliézer da Cunha got free with Wellington Xavier in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 37th minute, Yuri Djorkaeff made a precise shot to the right of Wellington Xavier. The Best Ones's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristóvão de Sousa in the 45th minute of play forced Clube Audax Metropolitano's goalkeeper Pedro Rangel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cristóvão de Sousa made a kick off. Clube Audax Metropolitano's Pedro Rangel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Clube Audax Metropolitano from getting a goal against them. In the 56th minute, Hamílton Xavier left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Clube Audax Metropolitano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Wellington Xavier stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hamílton Xavier's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. 62 minutes into the game, Clube Audax Metropolitano's Hamílton Xavier nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wellington Xavier made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. The supporters of The Best Ones booed when Clube Audax Metropolitano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yuri Djorkaeff didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristóvão de Sousa got free with Pedro Rangel in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wellington Xavier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliézer da Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Wellington Xavier didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hamílton Xavier went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. Wellington Xavier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuri Djorkaeff in the 85th minute of the match. In the 93rd match minute, Clube Audax Metropolitano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldinho Andrade to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamílton Xavier in the 95th minute of play forced The Best Ones's goalkeeper Wellington Xavier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clube Audax Metropolitano were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of The Best Ones for a fine match.