Official Cup

Arena Arizona
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lyuboslav Penev took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Lyuboslav Penev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edinho Paraíba. Maverick Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lyuboslav Penev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Tawfiq Ajram hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Edinho Paraíba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lyuboslav Penev's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Lyuboslav Penev who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of Edinho Paraíba when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A A Arizona were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Maverick Futebol Clube's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Vitinho do Valle took the corner. The corner ended in Vitinho do Valle almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Maverick Futebol Clube's Edinho Paraíba did a great save. Edinho Paraíba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lyuboslav Penev's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lyuboslav Penev in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edinho Paraíba prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 23 minutes into the game, A A Arizona's Lyuboslav Penev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edinho Paraíba made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Edinho Paraíba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lyuboslav Penev, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Natã Pereira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edinho Paraíba read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Reynaldo Neves took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hu Zhen Hong. Hu Zhen Hong dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Humberto Bastos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Edinho Paraíba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Semi Temizalp went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. With his leg Edinho Paraíba managed to avoid a goal in the 45thth minute, when A A Arizona's Lyuboslav Penev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, A A Arizona's Vladimiro Eutor got a free kick in the 47th minute. A A Arizona made a substitution. Cláudio de Mendonça replaced Humberto Bastos. A A Arizona made a substitution. Tiago Gabriel de Sousa replaced Vitinho do Valle. After 48 played minutes A A Arizona got a freekick which was hit by Vladimiro Eutor. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Reynaldo Neves made a kick off. Elói Mesquita kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Hu Zhen Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reynaldo Neves in the 56th minute of the match. Cláudio de Mendonça scored 5-1 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edinho Paraíba, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lyuboslav Penev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Edinho Paraíba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reynaldo Neves struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Hu Zhen Hong didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maverick Futebol Clube. In the 69th minute Lyuboslav Penev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edinho Paraíba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edinho Paraíba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lyuboslav Penev's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cláudio de Mendonça in the 78th minute of play forced Maverick Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Edinho Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 80 minutes Maverick Futebol Clube's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lyuboslav Penev who took care of the corner kick. Celso Maciel was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Edinho Paraíba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cláudio de Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A A Arizona were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after Maverick Futebol Clube's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lyuboslav Penev took the corner. Lyuboslav Penev struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Edinho Paraíba didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A A Arizona. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lyuboslav Penev in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edinho Paraíba saved Maverick Futebol Clube from getting behind. Hu Zhen Hong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wit Chuchro in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lyuboslav Penev in the 92nd minute of play forced Maverick Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Edinho Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maverick Futebol Clube's Edinho Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natã Pereira in the 94th minute of play. After some careless play in the Maverick Futebol Clube defense, Lyuboslav Penev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edinho Paraíba. The Maverick Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edinho Paraíba should have stopped the shot.