Prized/Friendly Cup

Saitama Stadium
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dalmo Rocha made the kick off which started today's match. THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's Willian de Alcântara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Telmo Barbosa in the 3rd minute of play. After 4 minutes, Alfredo Silva mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA and the Nova Iguaçu MZFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 4th minute, Alfredo Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute, Dalmo Rocha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nova Iguaçu MZFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 15th minute Germano Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giuseppe Lara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Willian de Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dalmo Rocha in the 17th minute of the match. Giuseppe Lara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfredo Silva in the 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Germano Romero in the 21st minute of play forced Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalkeeper Giuseppe Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Telmo Barbosa in the 26th minute of play forced THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's goalkeeper Willian de Alcântara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Germano Romero in the 32nd minute of play forced Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalkeeper Giuseppe Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Germano Romero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Giuseppe Lara got control of the ball when Germano Romero tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arthur Amaral hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the match, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalkeeper Giuseppe Lara had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Germano Romero. After 40 played minutes Nova Iguaçu MZFC got a freekick which was hit by Túlio Vale. After 43 minutes, Túlio Vale mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nova Iguaçu MZFC and the THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 43 played minutes Nova Iguaçu MZFC got a freekick which was hit by Túlio Vale. 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 Germano Romero to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Germano Romero in the 51st minute of play forced Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalkeeper Giuseppe Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goal looked a bit too open when Germano Romero came free, but Giuseppe Lara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's goalkeeper Willian de Alcântara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Willian de Alcântara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dalmo Rocha in the 58th minute. In the 62nd minute, Alfredo Silva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Giuseppe Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Giuseppe Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Silva in the 66th minute of play. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Carlos Augusto Alcântara was substituted for Murilo Urbano. Anselmo Recife kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Willian de Alcântara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dalmo Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute of the match Nova Iguaçu MZFC got a corner. THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Guilherme Mandrak ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Guilherme Mandrak got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Willian de Alcântara quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The referee felt a red card was in order, 82 minutes into the game, when Vladimir Braga put in a rough tackle. After 83 played minutes Nova Iguaçu MZFC got a freekick which was hit by Vladimir Braga. Agnaldo Diniz struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Giuseppe Lara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA. A collision led to THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. César Moraes hit a great ball. In the 94th match minute, Nova Iguaçu MZFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Batista to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA had won after a very even match.