Official Cup

COLISEU
Spectators: 510 (Terracing: 383, Seating: 117, VIP seats: 10) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wilson Andrade got the match started through his kick off. Erasmo Zanette hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. GLADIADORES's Wilson Andrade got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The GLADIADORES fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when GLADIADORES's Wilson Andrade looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 21 minutes of play, GLADIADORES's Wilson Andrade made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Horacio Zarricueta was left in no man's land by his defense there! 25 minutes into the match, GLADIADORES's goal looked a bit too open when Jiang Cheng Peng came free, but Thomas Ravelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute Wilson Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horacio Zarricueta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Shymkent Camels's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Johannes Stein was slow to take the kick. During this time GLADIADORES's players had a chance to rest. A very nice done corner allowed Michel Goiano to score against Horacio Zarricueta in Shymkent Camels's goal. 3-0 after 28 minutes. In the 32nd minute Christer Johnsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Ravelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Horacio Zarricueta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilson Andrade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thomas Ravelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christer Johnsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Thomas Ravelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ayrton Schumacher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Horacio Zarricueta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wilson Andrade's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. Shymkent Camels's Horacio Zarricueta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moisés Dayan in the 54th minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Wilson Andrade had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Horacio Zarricueta. Shymkent Camels's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wilson Andrade was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiang Cheng Peng in the 66th minute of play forced GLADIADORES's goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ayrton Schumacher got free with Thomas Ravelli in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thomas Ravelli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ayrton Schumacher in the 67th minute. Thomas Ravelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jiang Cheng Peng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiang Cheng Peng in the 78th minute of play forced GLADIADORES's goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute Ayrton Schumacher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Ravelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 83 minutes of play, Shymkent Camels's Christer Johnsson made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thomas Ravelli was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marcel Catarinense hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Shymkent Camels's Zézinho Falcão got a free kick in the 90th minute. GLADIADORES's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Johannes Stein in the 92nd minute. GLADIADORES's Johannes Stein was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Horacio Zarricueta in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Anacleto Rozarius blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Horacio Zarricueta having to make a save. Horacio Zarricueta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anacleto Rozarius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Shymkent Camels's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.