Official Cup

Ligga Arena
Spectators: 183 (Terracing: 138, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) ATHLETICO PRaiano's Gugu Leme 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. In the 3rd minute, Renato Pena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hugo Tande made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Paulo Almeida in the 8th minute of play. Hugo Tande was a little too slow when Gugu Leme got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 2-0. Gugu Leme did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Hugo Tande 21 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Quandus's Nilton Alves got a free kick in the 24th minute. After 26 played minutes Quandus got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas de Medeiros. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Jano França suffered a sore foot after 27 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Nilton Alves charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nilton Alves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Virgílio Maia was substituted for Jano França. In the 28th match minute, Quandus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nilton Alves to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tróia in the 29th minute of play forced Quandus's goalkeeper Hugo Tande to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Quandus's zone, Gugu Leme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugo Tande came out of the goal and Gugu Leme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alberto Tróia scored 4-0 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hugo Tande, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nilton Alves made a kick off. After 55 minutes, Alberto Tróia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ATHLETICO PRaiano and the Quandus players grew even worse after the yellow card. Iuri Arruda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas de Medeiros in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Romário Netto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hugo Tande showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gugu Leme, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Iuri Arruda made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Nilton Alves sent off a good shot on target. 76 minutes into the match, ATHLETICO PRaiano's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas de Medeiros came free, but Iuri Arruda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugo Tande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gugu Leme in the 80th minute of the match. In the 95th minute, Gugu Leme hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ATHLETICO PRaiano walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.