Official Cup

ARENA PADRE MIGUEL
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arthur Barbosa kicked off to start the match. Dedê Arantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erivaldo Severo in the 3rd minute of play. Armandinho Brasil took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dedê Arantes. Dedê Arantes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Zheng Di Xi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manfredo Palmeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ramón Brodel hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Arthur Barbosa's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Zheng Di Xi firmly grabbed it by the left post. Dedê Arantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lukasz Gmoch in the 17th minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Erivaldo Severo notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of A.D.PADRE MIGUEL's Dedê Arantes. Dedê Arantes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Antônio Lima kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jaime Dante got free with Zheng Di Xi in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dedê Arantes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lukasz Gmoch in the 32nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Arthur Barbosa could shoot a difficult shot in the 37th minute, which Zheng Di Xi however easily saved by the left post. 41 minutes into the game, MDS Soccer Club's Caio Cearense nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dedê Arantes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. After some careless play in the A.D.PADRE MIGUEL defense, Erivaldo Severo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dedê Arantes. The A.D.PADRE MIGUEL fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dedê Arantes should have stopped the shot. When Erivaldo Severo came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the MDS Soccer Club fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Erivaldo Severo couldn't finish the play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

MDS Soccer Club's José Maria Mineiro was substituted for Armandinho Brasil. Arthur Barbosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Zheng Di Xi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. MDS Soccer Club's Erivaldo Severo got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, A.D.PADRE MIGUEL's Dedê Arantes got control of the ball when Lukasz Gmoch tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 60 minutes, Ricardinho da Silva mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MDS Soccer Club and the A.D.PADRE MIGUEL players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 61 played minutes MDS Soccer Club got a freekick which was hit by Ricardinho da Silva. Dedê Arantes made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when José Maria Mineiro sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Maria Mineiro got free with Dedê Arantes in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The throw-in from Ernani de Toledo in the 73rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by A.D.PADRE MIGUEL's Jaime Dante. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Antônio Lima in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zheng Di Xi saved MDS Soccer Club from getting behind. 78 minutes into the match, A.D.PADRE MIGUEL's goal looked a bit too open when Erivaldo Severo came free, but Dedê Arantes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A.D.PADRE MIGUEL's Dedê Arantes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Maria Mineiro in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Maria Mineiro in the 84th minute of play forced A.D.PADRE MIGUEL's goalkeeper Dedê Arantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 97 minutes A.D.PADRE MIGUEL's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Erivaldo Severo who took care of the corner kick. MDS Soccer Club's Ernani de Toledo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dedê Arantes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The MDS Soccer Club players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.