Official Cup

Arena CHESF
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Diamantino de Lara made the kick off which started today's match. In the 14th minute, Flavinho Alagoano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Olavo Vasconcelos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 16 minutes into the game, Guará FC's Diamantino de Lara nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Olavo Vasconcelos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 22 minutes into the match, Desportiva Paulo Afonso's goal looked a bit too open when Diamantino de Lara came free, but Olavo Vasconcelos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enéas Seco in the 23rd minute of play forced Desportiva Paulo Afonso's goalkeeper Olavo Vasconcelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute, Gustave Martinot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute of the match Fernandinho Paes sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emílio Motta skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Desportiva Paulo Afonso's Fernandinho Paes got a free kick in the 25th minute. With his leg Emílio Motta managed to avoid a goal in the 27thth minute, when Desportiva Paulo Afonso's Walmir Fernandes fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavinho Alagoano in the 29th minute of play forced Desportiva Paulo Afonso's goalkeeper Olavo Vasconcelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anderson Tavares kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Olavo Vasconcelos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavinho Alagoano in the 34th minute of the match. In the 37th match minute, Desportiva Paulo Afonso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hélder Trigo to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Desportiva Paulo Afonso's zone, Flavinho Alagoano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olavo Vasconcelos came out of the goal and Flavinho Alagoano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emílio Motta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francisco Garcia's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. After 47 minutes, Diamantino de Lara mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Guará FC and the Desportiva Paulo Afonso players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 48th minute, Diamantino de Lara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Francisco Garcia was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the Guará FC defense, Walmir Fernandes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emílio Motta. The Guará FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emílio Motta should have stopped the shot. Walmir Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diamantino de Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olavo Vasconcelos having to interfere. Desportiva Paulo Afonso's defense didn't have a chance, in the 74th minute, when Diamantino de Lara scored to the left of an out of position Olavo Vasconcelos, making the score, 1-3. Emílio Motta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walmir Fernandes, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Garcia in the 83rd minute of play forced Guará FC's goalkeeper Emílio Motta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emílio Motta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Garcia in the 85th minute of the match. 93 minutes into the game, Flavinho Alagoano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Guará FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Desportiva Paulo Afonso the free kick.