Prized/Friendly Cup

Alçapão da Baixada
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Dalmo Rocha started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Túlio Vale charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Túlio Vale the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 2nd match minute, Nova Iguaçu MZFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Túlio Vale to maneuver through the defense. In the 11thth minute of the game Dalmo Rocha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's Willian de Alcântara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dalmo Rocha in the 13th 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. Giuseppe Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agnaldo Diniz in the 14th minute of play. Horácio Simão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Willian de Alcântara made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Murilo Urbano got free with Willian de Alcântara in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Nova Iguaçu MZFC booed when THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giovanni Furtado didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Willian de Alcântara threw himself towards the right post 32 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dalmo Rocha, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Giuseppe Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agnaldo Diniz in the 33rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Dalmo Rocha got a free kick in the 42nd minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Germano Romero to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Alfredo Silva ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giuseppe Lara was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Dalmo Rocha in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's goalie prevented a goal. In the 57th minute, Henrique Nóbrega hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 58 minutes in the game, Dalmo Rocha dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Giuseppe Lara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Giovanni Furtado hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dalmo Rocha in the 64th 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. Giuseppe Lara didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Germano Romero went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Nova Iguaçu MZFC made a substitution. Guilherme Mandrak replaced Zé Carlos Cordeiro. In the 75th match minute, THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giovanni Furtado to maneuver through the defense. Eliézer Paraense kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. César Alagoano took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Willian de Alcântara. Willian de Alcântara dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. After having played for 91 minutes, Alfredo Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfredo Silva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Willian de Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Telmo Barbosa in the 95th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfredo Silva got free with Giuseppe Lara in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Nova Iguaçu MZFC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.