Official Cup

Arena BEST FABIO
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Toninho Cosme got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Israel Felo in the 4th minute of play forced America FC's goalkeeper Gildo Furtado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 15 played minutes BEST FABIO F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Delaney. In the 15th minute of the match Jonas Dracena shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Olivier Dubs showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 19th minute of the match, Israel Felo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gildo Furtado saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 20th minute, Jonas Dracena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. America FC's Gildo Furtado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toninho Cosme in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Israel Felo in the 27th minute of play forced America FC's goalkeeper Gildo Furtado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. BEST FABIO F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Oséias Azevedo in the 30th minute. Maicon Arruda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Olivier Dubs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuri Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arí Silva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Olivier Dubs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 35th minute of the game. One of America FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of BEST FABIO F.C.:s goal. Olivier Dubs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maicon Arruda, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Toninho Cosme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gildo Furtado having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maicon Arruda made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Gino de Brito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gildo Furtado was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. 54 minutes into the match, America FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gino de Brito came free, but Gildo Furtado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th minute, Jonas Dracena got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 56th minute, Arí Silva made a precise shot to the right of Olivier Dubs. BEST FABIO F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. BEST FABIO F.C.'s Olivier Dubs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arí Silva in the 61st minute of play. Olivier Dubs stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yuri Lopez's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Olivier Dubs stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yuri Lopez's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute America FC were awarded a corner. Jonas Dracena went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on America FC's corner Arí Silva fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Olivier Dubs quite easily take care of the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Israel Felo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gildo Furtado. America FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Israel Felo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. BEST FABIO F.C.'s 冰谷 周星星 was substituted for Gino de Brito. BEST FABIO F.C.'s Juninho de Sena was substituted for Vicente Dantas. In the 72nd minute Jonas Dracena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olivier Dubs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gildo Furtado came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by BEST FABIO F.C.'s Toninho Cosme. But to his dismay, Toninho Cosme quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Jonas Dracena's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Olivier Dubs read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. Gildo Furtado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toninho Cosme in the 80th minute of play. Gildo Furtado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toninho Cosme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adolfo Delaney was shown his second yellow card after 81 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. BEST FABIO F.C.'s Fabian Oborski was substituted for Toninho Cosme. In the 83rd match minute, BEST FABIO F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adolfo Delaney to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute, BEST FABIO F.C.'s 冰谷 周星星 seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed 冰谷 周星星 the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of BEST FABIO F.C. protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and 冰谷 周星星 had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The goalkeeper, Olivier Dubs, was totally fooled by America FC's Jonas Dracena, who 87 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Atilla Kağan Ergüvenç charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Atilla Kağan Ergüvenç the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 97th minute, Atilla Kağan Ergüvenç hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maicon Arruda came free with the goalkeeper in the 98th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Olivier Dubs could save by the left post. BEST FABIO F.C. were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of America FC for a fine match.