Official Cup

Pariqueracu
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Murillo Cabral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Ramos in the 5th minute of the match. In the 6th minute, Evandro Lago hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Pena in the 7th minute of play forced A.A. Francana's goalkeeper Telmo Trigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Pena in the 9th minute of play forced A.A. Francana's goalkeeper Telmo Trigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, A.A. Francana's Arnaldo Ramos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Murillo Cabral narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Maurício Cardozo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Telmo Trigo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Murillo Cabral was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arnaldo Ramos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 22 minute of play. A.A. Francana's Armandinho Vergílio got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Maurício Cardozo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Telmo Trigo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, A.A. Francana's Serginho Alagoano got a free kick in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Pena in the 38th minute of play forced A.A. Francana's goalkeeper Telmo Trigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Gabriel Pena's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Telmo Trigo was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. In the 40th minute, Gabriel Pena ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Telmo Trigo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Gabriel Pena kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Luiz Eduardo Rodrigues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Gabriel Pena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maurício Cardozo to make the kick off. The supporters of BOTAFOGO booed when A.A. Francana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Eduardo Rodrigues didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, BOTAFOGO's Maurício Cardozo got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Serginho Alagoano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 60 minutes, Armandinho Vergílio made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. BOTAFOGO's Murillo Cabral tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A.A. Francana's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Serginho Alagoano in the 64th minute. A collision led to A.A. Francana getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Wilton Romero hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, BOTAFOGO's Sílvio Luiz da Fonseca got a free kick in the 67th minute. Gabriel Pena succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-3 in the 75th playminute. Murillo Cabral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armandinho Vergílio in the 79th minute of play. Maurício Cardozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maurício Cardozo got free with Telmo Trigo in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Inácio Neves kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 91stth minute of the game Maurício Cardozo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A.A. Francana's Telmo Trigo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 96th minute Armandinho Vergílio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murillo Cabral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched BOTAFOGO eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.