Official Cup

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 445 (Terracing: 335, Seating: 102, VIP seats: 8) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cristiano Messi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Davi Vaz hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Geert Wijgaert struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Jaime Almeida didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MAGNIFICOS.FC. In the 21stth minute of the game Cristiano Messi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Geert Wijgaert's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jaime Almeida was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Corinthians's González Speed got a free kick in the 27th minute. 28 minutes into the game, MAGNIFICOS.FC's Geert Wijgaert nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jaime Almeida made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Ferdinando Pace hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Corinthians's Jaime Almeida got control of the ball when Geert Wijgaert tried to sneak it across the goal line. 41 minutes into the game, Corinthians's Cristiano Messi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lara Guadalupi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 44th minute, Geert Wijgaert made a precise shot to the right of Jaime Almeida. Corinthians's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Geert Wijgaert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Jaime Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Davi Vaz might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jaime Almeida. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Davi Vaz ran back to his position shaking his head. Corinthians's Jaime Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geert Wijgaert in the 62nd minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Geert Wijgaert ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jaime Almeida was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Geert Wijgaert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. MAGNIFICOS.FC made a substitution. Cristoforo Balestra replaced Ferdinando Pace. In the 82nd minute, Cristoforo Balestra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Corinthians's Rubinho de Lara was substituted for Ignacy Kinic. Corinthians's José Vítor Ramos was substituted for Cristiano Messi. With a little luck, MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi got control of the ball when José Vítor Ramos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lara Guadalupi made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Vítor Ramos in the 91st minute. Jaime Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geert Wijgaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. MAGNIFICOS.FC had won after a very even match.