Official Cup

Arena Quantus
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nilton Alves started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Quandus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolas de Medeiros to maneuver through the defense. If Betinho Mangueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benjamim Medeiros in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Diogo Negri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Mestre GG booed when Quandus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leopoldo França didn't get a good kick on the ball. Diogo Negri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamim Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Nicolas de Medeiros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Quandus getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Leopoldo França hit a great ball. Célio Munhoz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Diogo Negri. Quandus's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 26 minutes into the game, Mestre GG's Chiquinho Sergipano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Diogo Negri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas de Medeiros in the 29th minute of play forced Mestre GG's goalkeeper Francisco do Vale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chiquinho Sergipano in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Diogo Negri saved Quandus from getting behind. Diogo Negri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Betinho Mangueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diogo Negri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chiquinho Sergipano, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Chiquinho Sergipano put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Diogo Negri. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Chiquinho Sergipano made a kick off. After 53 minutes of play, Mestre GG's Chiquinho Sergipano made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Diogo Negri was left in no man's land by his defense there! A hard shot 65 in the game by Chiquinho Sergipano from a close distance when the talented Diogo Negri managed to make a qualified save. Quandus's players were relieved. The crowd rose to their feet as Mestre GG's Chiquinho Sergipano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Diogo Negri. That made the score 0-5 after 72 minutes of play. Betinho Mangueira in the 74thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Diogo Negri, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. José Maria Teles lost his temper 77 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 82nd minute of the match Horácio Netto sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Diogo Negri skillfully saved the ball. Quandus's Diogo Negri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Quandus from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Quandus defense, Benjamim Medeiros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Diogo Negri. The Quandus fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Diogo Negri should have stopped the shot. Diogo Negri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chiquinho Sergipano in the 88th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Quandus's zone, Benjamim Medeiros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diogo Negri came out of the goal and Benjamim Medeiros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Diogo Negri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chiquinho Sergipano in the 91st minute of the match. Benjamim Medeiross short, quick shot in the 94thth minute got Diogo Negri to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Benjamim Medeiros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Diogo Negri made a huge save. When the final whistle sounded Mestre GG left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Quandus.