Official Cup

Wamba Arena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Perivaldo Madureira got the match started through his kick off. Hamílton Campidelis kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, Wambalamba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Maurinho Corrêa came free, but Naldo Mello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vito Ribeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamílton Campidelis, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After having played for 14 minutes, Maurinho Corrêa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Minuim SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maurinho Corrêa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vito Ribeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamílton Campidelis, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adhemar da Fonseca got free with Vito Ribeiro in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 19 minutes of play, Wambalamba FC's Hamílton Campidelis made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vito Ribeiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! 22 minutes into the match, Minuim SS's goalkeeper Vito Ribeiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dinei Goiano. Maurinho Corrêa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 26th match minute, Wambalamba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Couto to maneuver through the defense. Vito Ribeiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dinei Goiano's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Dinei Goiano took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vito Ribeiro. Vito Ribeiro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. A collision led to Minuim SS getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Clemente Salgado hit a great ball. If Aílton Donato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Naldo Mello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Perivaldo Madureira, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dinei Goiano to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dinei Goiano in the 50th minute of play forced Minuim SS's goalkeeper Vito Ribeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clemente Salgado kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, Maurinho Corrêa dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Naldo Mello, 2-1. With a little luck, Wambalamba FC's Naldo Mello got control of the ball when Perivaldo Madureira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aílton Donato's late challenge caught a Wambalamba FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aílton Donato helped the player get up and apologised. After 65 minutes of play Minuim SS's Aílton Donato was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 65th match minute, Minuim SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aílton Donato to maneuver through the defense. Wambalamba FC's Hamílton Campidelis got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Wambalamba FC defense, Perivaldo Madureira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Naldo Mello. The Wambalamba FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Naldo Mello should have stopped the shot. Perivaldo Madureira who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 86thth minute tested the skills of Naldo Mello when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Lúcio Pinho fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wambalamba FC's protests and gave Lúcio Pinho a yellow card for diving instead. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.