Official Cup

Arena Bahia City
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Samuel Siqueira made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, OxentePaisa Salcity's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldinho Cruz came free, but Richard Lopez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, OxentePaisa Salcity's goal looked a bit too open when Hélder Pinho came free, but Richard Lopez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute, Vinícius Braga 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. Richard Lopez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 20 minutes OxentePaisa Salcity's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nilson Hoffmann who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Nilson Hoffmann almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but OxentePaisa Salcity's Richard Lopez did a great save. Richard Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valério Paranaense in the 21st minute of play. With an all-out effort, OxentePaisa Salcity's Edson de Souza threw himself towards the right post 26 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Samuel Siqueira, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, A A Arizona's Hélder Pinho got a free kick in the 28th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 30 minutes into the game, when Noel Pereira put in a rough tackle. 33 minutes into the game, Valério Paranaense cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Richard Lopez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélder Pinho in the 37th minute of play forced OxentePaisa Salcity's goalkeeper Richard Lopez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in OxentePaisa Salcity's zone, Ronaldinho Cruz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Richard Lopez came out of the goal and Ronaldinho Cruz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Richard Lopez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valério Paranaense, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After a rather tough play, A A Arizona's Hélder Pinho got a free kick in the 42nd minute. When Vinícius Braga came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the OxentePaisa Salcity 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 Vinícius Braga couldn't finish the play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Manuel Paiva to make the kick off. Richard Lopez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 52nd match minute, A A Arizona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hélder Pinho to maneuver through the defense. Richard Lopez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélder Pinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Eliézer Magalhães's late challenge caught a A A Arizona's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eliézer Magalhães helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of A A Arizona booed when OxentePaisa Salcity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliézer Magalhães didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Nilson Hoffmann managed to get in a good position for a shot. A A Arizona's supporters rose to their feet, but Nilson Hoffmann was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Richard Lopez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 61st minute Manuel Paiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Lopez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. OxentePaisa Salcity's Richard Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valério Paranaense in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute Valério Paranaense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Lopez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Richard Lopez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valério Paranaense in the 68th minute of the match. The supporters of OxentePaisa Salcity booed when A A Arizona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valério Paranaense didn't get a good kick on the ball. A A Arizona were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after OxentePaisa Salcity's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nilson Hoffmann took the corner. Nilson Hoffmann made a great header on A A Arizona's corner, it was just that OxentePaisa Salcity's Richard Lopez managed to reach the ball for a save. Richard Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valério Paranaense in the 80th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ronaldinho Cruz got free with Richard Lopez in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to OxentePaisa Salcity getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Gugu Mendonça hit a great ball. Richard Lopez was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Valério Paranaense showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 88 minute of play. Nilson Hoffmann's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Richard Lopez firmly grabbed it by the left post. After taking down the ball on A A Arizona's corner Nilson Hoffmann fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Richard Lopez quite easily take care of the ball. Valério Paranaenses short, quick shot in the 93rdth minute got Richard Lopez to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 97 minutes, Luiz Paulo de Queirós mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A A Arizona and the OxentePaisa Salcity players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 96th minute of the game. One of A A Arizona:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of OxentePaisa Salcity:s goal. A A Arizona:s Edson de Souza showed great skill when he stopped Zé Pedro Leal:s penalty. When the final whistle sounded A A Arizona left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than OxentePaisa Salcity.