Official Cup

Arena Resenha
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bater Cuca started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Franklin Negri got a free kick in the 6th minute. After 8 minutes of play, BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s Pedro Luís Alcântara made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. João Francisco Loyola was left in no man's land by his defense there! João Francisco Loyola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amadeu Prado, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ were furious when Franklin Negri was red carded, 13 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 13 minutes into the game, one of ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 15th minute, Adalberto Abreu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BUZZIDA FC -DMZ- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Bater Cuca received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Davi Nunes came out and tried to block the shot, but Bater Cuca slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 21st minute. 24 minutes into the match, BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when Bater Cuca came free, but Davi Nunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Amadeu Prado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arlindo Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Francisco Loyola having to interfere. João Francisco Loyola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amadeu Prado in the 32nd minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's goal looked a bit too open when Amadeu Prado came free, but João Francisco Loyola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arlindo Carneiro charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arlindo Carneiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. João Francisco Loyola came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s Pedro Luís Alcântara. But to his dismay, Pedro Luís Alcântara quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Pedro Luís Alcântara made the kick off in the second half. João Francisco Loyola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Luís Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Francisco Loyola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Luís Alcântara in the 56th minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Güray Arıkhan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. João Francisco Loyola stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arlindo Carneiro's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. 71 minutes into the match, BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when Güray Arıkhan came free, but Davi Nunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute, Leonel Botelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Francisco Loyola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amadeu Prado, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After 76 minutes, Leonel Botelho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ and the BUZZIDA FC -DMZ- players grew even worse after the yellow card. BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s Adalberto Abreu shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 77th minute of play. The shot was stopped by João Francisco Loyola but with some difficulty. João Francisco Loyola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Luís Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 90 minutes, João Francisco Loyola successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 93rd match minute, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Botelho to maneuver through the defense. The BUZZIDA FC -DMZ- supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing BUZZIDA FC -DMZ- would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.