Official Cup

ARENA DOS CARECAS
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) 20 DE SETEMBRO's Alessandro Neves 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. Arlindo Recife showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro Neves, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 10th minute of the game Yuri Vieira made a throw-in which Luís Neiva played forward. After 11 played minutes CarecaNeles F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Rui Senna. Arlindo Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clóvis Corrêa in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute Alessandro Neves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Recife saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Clóvis Corrêa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Arlindo Recife took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clóvis Corrêa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute, Alessandro Neves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 20 DE SETEMBRO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. CarecaNeles F.C.'s Arlindo Recife played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clóvis Corrêa in the 29th minute of play. After 30 minutes, Alessandro Neves made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. CarecaNeles F.C.'s Arlindo Recife tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Neiva in the 33rd minute of play forced CarecaNeles F.C.'s goalkeeper Arlindo Recife to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Neves in the 35th minute of play forced CarecaNeles F.C.'s goalkeeper Arlindo Recife to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arlindo Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clóvis Corrêa in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute Alessandro Neves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Recife saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arlindo Recife took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Neves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Mário Alvarenga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Recife saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 44 played minutes CarecaNeles F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Abelardo Pombal. Cacá Souto was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 45th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Rui Senna made the kick off in the second half. Alessandro Neves received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Arlindo Recife came out and tried to block the shot, but Alessandro Neves slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 51st minute. With splendid footwork Alessandro Neves arrived in front of goal to shoot 0-4 by the left pole in the game's 55th minute. In the 73rd minute, Alessandro Neves reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Arlindo Recife. The goal made the score 0-6. Arlindo Recife made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís Neiva in the 76th minute. Alessandro Neves's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arlindo Recife read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. Arlindo Recife took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Neves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Clóvis Corrêa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Arlindo Recife tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 20 DE SETEMBRO's Alessandro Neves pulled a muscle in his back after 86 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 20 DE SETEMBRO's Wágner Miranda was substituted for Alessandro Neves. In the 85th minute, one of CarecaNeles F.C.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for CarecaNeles F.C.. The goalkeeper, Arlindo Recife, was totally fooled by 20 DE SETEMBRO's Cacá Souto, who 89 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Belmiro Miranda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arlindo Recife having to interfere. Luís Neiva succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-8 in the 94th playminute. In the 98th minute, Belmiro Miranda made a precise shot to the right of Arlindo Recife. CarecaNeles F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-9. 20 DE SETEMBRO played a much better game than CarecaNeles F.C. and deserved their victory. The CarecaNeles F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.