Official Cup

Nunes Arena
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sandro Valladares kicked off to start the match. Grêmio Santo André's Claudinei Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Sarmento in the 5th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Cauan Barros left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grêmio Santo André fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Nunes FC's Falcão Barreto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Yong Zhi in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by César Gaúcho in the 19th minute of play forced Grêmio Santo André's goalkeeper Claudinei Esteves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudinei Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eriberto Alcântara in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Jaime Cabral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Falcão Barreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mai Yong Zhi in the 31st minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Grêmio Santo André's goalkeeper Claudinei Esteves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by César Gaúcho. A collision led to Nunes FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Jano Sampaio hit a great ball. In the 37th minute of the match Mai Yong Zhi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Falcão Barreto skillfully saved the ball. Falcão Barreto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernie Strauss in the 43rd minute of the match. Nunes FC's Falcão Barreto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Czech in the 44th minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Nunes FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mai Yong Zhi came free, but Falcão Barreto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Nunes FC defense, Cauan Barros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Falcão Barreto. The Nunes FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Falcão Barreto should have stopped the shot. After the first half Grêmio Santo André were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jaime Cabral was the one to do the kick off. Falcão Barreto was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bernie Strauss showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 54 minute of play. After some careless play in the Grêmio Santo André defense, Donato Sarmento kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Claudinei Esteves. The Grêmio Santo André fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Claudinei Esteves should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Nunes FC's Falcão Barreto got control of the ball when Cauan Barros tried to sneak it across the goal line. Falcão Barreto made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Igor Czech sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cauan Barros in the 68th minute of play forced Nunes FC's goalkeeper Falcão Barreto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Donato Sarmento managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nunes FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Donato Sarmento was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Claudinei Esteves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Falcão Barreto came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Grêmio Santo André's Bernie Strauss. But to his dismay, Bernie Strauss quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. Donato Sarmento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Claudinei Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th minute Donato Sarmento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinei Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wiliam Maranhense hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandro Valladares in the 83rd minute of play forced Grêmio Santo André's goalkeeper Claudinei Esteves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nunes FC's Sandro Valladares got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eriberto Alcântara during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card.