Official Cup

Estádio 3 Fazendas
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Velho Barreiro FC's Christian Messias 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. After 3 played minutes Velho Barreiro FC got a freekick which was hit by Armandinho Teixeira. After a rather tough play, Velho Barreiro FC's Valdemar Cordeiro got a free kick in the 4th minute. José Carlos Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jedaiah Tavares, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After 10 minutes of play, Velho Barreiro FC's Cafu dos Santos made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jairo Vergílio was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Cafu dos Santos came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Velho Barreiro FC 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 Cafu dos Santos couldn't finish the play. When Natã Corrêa came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the New Miran FC 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 Natã Corrêa couldn't finish the play. In the 20th match minute, Velho Barreiro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandrinho Pitta to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Velho Barreiro FC defense, Natã Corrêa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of José Carlos Cardoso. The Velho Barreiro FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that José Carlos Cardoso should have stopped the shot. Elano Vander hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. In the 38th minute, Natã Corrêa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. José Carlos Cardoso was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. When Lúcio Leal came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the New Miran FC 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 Lúcio Leal couldn't finish the play. The Velho Barreiro FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. New Miran FC were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lúcio Leal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marcelinho Moraes scored 2-2 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jairo Vergílio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Velho Barreiro FC's zone, Natã Corrêa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Carlos Cardoso came out of the goal and Natã Corrêa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. José Carlos Cardoso made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when José Carlos Travassos sent off a good shot on target. Natã Corrêa struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. José Carlos Cardoso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for New Miran FC. After having played for 65 minutes, Lúcio Leal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. New Miran FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lúcio Leal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Velho Barreiro FC's José Carlos Cardoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Carlos Travassos in the 66th minute of play. Lúcio Leal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. José Carlos Cardoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sandrinho Pitta kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Velho Barreiro FC's zone, Ronaldo de Barros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Carlos Cardoso came out of the goal and Ronaldo de Barros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Reynaldo Leal hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 92 minutes, Reynaldo Leal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the New Miran FC and the Velho Barreiro FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sandrinho Pitta charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sandrinho Pitta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Velho Barreiro FC getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Sandrinho Pitta hit a great ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the New Miran FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.