Official Cup

Mineirão
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wang Quan Yuan kicked off to start the match. Fabiano Velloso might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gonçalo Guimarães. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fabiano Velloso ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Jonas Netto managed to get in a good position for a shot. SE Palestra Itália's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonas Netto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gonçalo Guimarães breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Paulão Penha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Montenegro in the 13th minute of play. After 14 minutes SE Palestra Itália's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Célio Meira who took care of the corner kick. With his leg Gonçalo Guimarães managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when SE Palestra Itália's Wang Quan Yuan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 25 played minutes Mota 2017 got a freekick which was hit by Célio Meira. Gonçalo Guimarães made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Wang Quan Yuan sent off a good shot on target. 40 minutes into the match, Mota 2017's goalkeeper Gonçalo Guimarães had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wang Quan Yuan. In the 41st minute, Fabiano Velloso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SE Palestra Itália fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Victor Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulão Penha having to interfere. Alan Dias charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alan Dias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 46 played minutes SE Palestra Itália got a freekick which was hit by Alan Dias. After 49 minutes, Durvalino Zonta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mota 2017 and the SE Palestra Itália players grew even worse after the yellow card.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Victor Montenegro made a kick off. In the 56th match minute, Mota 2017 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Célio Meira to maneuver through the defense. 62 minutes into the match, Mota 2017's Victor Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paulão Penha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gonçalo Guimarães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wang Quan Yuan in the 64th minute of the match. Jonas Netto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mota 2017's Cícero Rodrigues was substituted for Célio Meira. Gonçalo Guimarães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Netto in the 70th minute of the match. Wictor Biörkquist's late challenge caught a SE Palestra Itália's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wictor Biörkquist helped the player get up and apologised. Wictor Biörkquist hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Gonçalo Guimarães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wang Quan Yuan in the 79th minute of play. If Fabiano Velloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Miguel Santana took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gonçalo Guimarães. Gonçalo Guimarães dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Gonçalo Guimarães came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by SE Palestra Itália's Jonas Netto. But to his dismay, Jonas Netto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. When the referee ended the match the SE Palestra Itália players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.