Official Cup

MINEIRÃO
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ronaldinho Braga started the match with the kick off. Ronaldinho Braga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Eulalio Montrel made a huge save. Ronaldinho Braga who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 3rdth minute tested the skills of Eulalio Montrel when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 8th minute Pedrinho Hoffmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Paulo Ortiz made in the 11th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Atlético-PR's Gilson Arantes. If Yang Ke Xun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th match minute, Atlético-PR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yang Ke Xun to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute Luís França shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eulalio Montrel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Luís França came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the OFFLINE fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Luís França couldn't finish the play. Marcelo Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedrinho Hoffmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelo Branco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedrinho Hoffmann's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. In the 30th minute Pedrinho Hoffmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, OFFLINE's goal looked a bit too open when Pedrinho Hoffmann came free, but Marcelo Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Atlético-PR's Samuel de Souza got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 40th match minute, Atlético-PR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cyprian Rykaczewski to maneuver through the defense. Atlético-PR's Perivaldo Sampaio got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pedrinho Hoffmann was the one to do the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Atlético-PR's Pedrinho Hoffmann slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marcelo Branco. That made the score 0-1 after 50 minutes of play. When Perivaldo Sampaio came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Atlético-PR fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Perivaldo Sampaio couldn't finish the play. Marcelo Branco made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Pedrinho Hoffmann sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yang Ke Xun got free with Marcelo Branco in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcelo Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedrinho Hoffmann in the 63rd minute of play. Yang Ke Xun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcelo Branco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. OFFLINE's Marcelo Branco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedrinho Hoffmann in the 66th minute of play. Perivaldo Sampaio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcelo Branco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Pedrinho Hoffmann's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 81stth minute, Marcelo Branco skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Pedrinho Hoffmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84thth minute of the game Pedrinho Hoffmann who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but OFFLINE's Marcelo Branco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Ambrosio Rayman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, OFFLINE's Marcelo Branco got control of the ball when Ambrosio Rayman tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 91st match minute, Atlético-PR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilson Arantes to maneuver through the defense. The OFFLINE fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Atlético-PR were clearly better and deserved to take the win.