Official Cup

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Elói Barreto kicked off to start the match. Ronaldinho Gaucho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. César Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ronaldinho Gaucho kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Edmundo Cardoso in the 9th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Amílton do Valle. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Ronaldinho Gaucho managed to get in a good position for a shot. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s supporters rose to their feet, but Ronaldinho Gaucho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. César Pereira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ronaldinho Gaucho might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over César Pereira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ronaldinho Gaucho ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldinho Gaucho in the 13th minute of play forced Arsenal de Gols F.C's goalkeeper César Pereira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Ronaldinho Gaucho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but César Pereira was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. César Pereira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldinho Gaucho, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Gustavo Aparecido proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice moves Elói Barreto could shoot a difficult shot in the 23rd minute, which Gustavo Aparecido however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dudu Berger in the 25th minute of play forced Arsenal de Gols F.C's goalkeeper César Pereira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th match minute, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cauã Neves to maneuver through the defense. 28 minutes into the match, Arsenal de Gols F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Dudu Berger came free, but César Pereira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 29 minutes, Joélson Abreu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arsenal de Gols F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joélson Abreu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ronaldinho Gaucho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but César Pereira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. After 36 played minutes Arsenal de Gols F.C got a freekick which was hit by Sérgio Madureira. Dudu Berger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. César Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Sílvio Ribeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dudu Berger to make the kick off. In the 66th minute, Elói Barreto got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ made a substitution. Miguel Botelho replaced Dudu Berger. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Emil Mjølner was substituted for Tostão Xavier. 68 minutes into the match, Arsenal de Gols F.C's goalkeeper César Pereira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ronaldinho Gaucho. Sílvio Ribeiro made in the 74th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Amílton do Valle. In the 75th match minute, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastião Paes to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute, Ronaldinho Gaucho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. César Pereira was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Ronaldinho Gaucho capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ronaldinho Gaucho really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. César Pereira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldinho Gaucho in the 87th minute of play. César Pereira came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Ronaldinho Gaucho. But to his dismay, Ronaldinho Gaucho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. César Pereira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Botelho in the 93rd minute of play. Gustavo Aparecido showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waldir Matorin in the 95th minute of the match. The attack was good, but when Waldir Matorin in the 96th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.