Official Cup

MINEIRÃO
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ronaldinho Braga kicked off to start the match. When Sidnei Rosa fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Santos City's protests and gave Sidnei Rosa a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of OFFLINE booed when Santos City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sidnei Rosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Rafa Batista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Rafa Batista came up free with the goalie in the 9th 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 Rafa Batista couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Santos City's zone, Rafa Batista stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Perivaldo Azevedo came out of the goal and Rafa Batista tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Santos City's Perivaldo Azevedo got control of the ball when Luís França tried to sneak it across the goal line. Perivaldo Azevedo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vitinho Meirelles in the 26th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Ronaldinho Braga kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Perivaldo Azevedo. That made the score 2-0 in the 28 minute of play. Ronaldinho Braga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Perivaldo Azevedo made a huge save. Santos City's Perivaldo Azevedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Santos City from getting a goal against them. 35 minutes into the match, OFFLINE's goal looked a bit too open when Ian Ramalho came free, but Marcelo Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of OFFLINE booed when Santos City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jânio Hermes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís França received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Perivaldo Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, Ronaldinho Braga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Perivaldo Azevedo. Santos City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronaldinho Braga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After 45 played minutes Santos City got a freekick which was hit by Sidnei Rosa. Luís Paulo Ortiz struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Perivaldo Azevedo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for OFFLINE. Ronaldinho Braga who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 48thth minute tested the skills of Perivaldo Azevedo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The wind increased when Jânio Hermes made the kick off in the second half. Perivaldo Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís França in the 52nd minute of the match. Ronaldinho Braga scored 4-0 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Perivaldo Azevedo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ronaldinho Braga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Perivaldo Azevedo having to interfere. Santos City's Perivaldo Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís França in the 60th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Luís Paulo Ortiz managed to get in a good position for a shot. OFFLINE's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Paulo Ortiz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Perivaldo Azevedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 65th minute, Dorian Loureiro made a precise shot to the right of Perivaldo Azevedo. Santos City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. After a defensive mix-up in Santos City's zone, Genílson Dracena stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Perivaldo Azevedo came out of the goal and Genílson Dracena tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Acácio Cabral charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Acácio Cabral the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Santos City getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Acácio Cabral hit a great ball. Luiz Fábio Schmidt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Perivaldo Azevedo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. Dorian Loureiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Genílson Dracena's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Perivaldo Azevedo was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Santos City defense, Rafa Batista kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Perivaldo Azevedo. The Santos City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Perivaldo Azevedo should have stopped the shot. Luís Paulo Ortiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Perivaldo Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 85 minutes, Rafa Batista managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. OFFLINE's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafa Batista was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Perivaldo Azevedo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luís França went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. After 94 played minutes Santos City got a freekick which was hit by Jânio Hermes. The audience was convinced that Luís França's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Perivaldo Azevedo was relentless in the 96th minute of the game.