Official Cup

MEC
Spectators: 514 (Terracing: 386, Seating: 118, VIP seats: 10) Matei Răducu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Sousa in the 10th minute of play. With a little luck, Capibaribe Stars's Thomás Toscano got control of the ball when Fausto Di Blasio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gabriel Martini made in the 19th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Vágner Porto. If Nike 武磊 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 25th minute Vágner Porto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomás Toscano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 27 minutes, Daniel Sousa made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. MarquinhosEC's Matei Răducu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Sousa in the 31st minute of play forced MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Matei Răducu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matei Răducu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 32nd minute of the match Capibaribe Stars got a corner. MarquinhosEC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Atalay Turkay ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of MarquinhosEC's goalie and right to Daşdämir Albändiyev. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. MarquinhosEC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. MarquinhosEC's Matei Răducu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Sousa in the 34th minute of play. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by MarquinhosEC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Atalay Turkay was slow to take the kick. During this time Capibaribe Stars's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Atalay Turkay almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but MarquinhosEC's Matei Răducu did a great save. 43 minutes into the match, MarquinhosEC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Sousa came free, but Matei Răducu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Sousa made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Sousa in the 51st minute of play forced MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Matei Răducu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. MarquinhosEC made a substitution. Esteve Quinto replaced Mark Kovalev. Capibaribe Stars made a substitution. Hicham Al Azka replaced Daşdämir Albändiyev. 68 minutes into the match, Capibaribe Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Di Blasio came free, but Thomás Toscano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to MarquinhosEC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Gabriel Martini hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Sousa in the 74th minute of play forced MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Matei Răducu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matei Răducu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Sousa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Sousa in the 83rd minute of play forced MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Matei Răducu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the game, Daniel Sousa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Matei Răducu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nike 武磊 scored 0-3 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matei Răducu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The Capibaribe Stars supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Capibaribe Stars would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.