Official Cup

Maracanã
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Osvaldinho Rocha kicked off to start the match. Through an outstanding action, after 4 minutes, Nico Tasso successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 5 minutes into the match, Encanto's goal looked a bit too open when Niceto Xacintu came free, but Nico Tasso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flying Dutch were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Encanto's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Thiago de Mendonça took the corner. The corner ended in Thiago de Mendonça almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Encanto's Nico Tasso did a great save. Luís Paulo Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldinho Rocha in the 10th minute of play. A collision led to Encanto getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Léo Travassos hit a great ball. In the 13th minute, Shen Fan Shu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xu Jing kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, Encanto's Osvaldinho Rocha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luís Paulo Romero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luís Paulo Romero didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Osvaldinho Rocha went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice moves Alexsandro Tróia could shoot a difficult shot in the 18th minute, which Nico Tasso however easily saved by the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Niceto Xacintu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Flying Dutch's supporters rose to their feet, but Niceto Xacintu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nico Tasso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luís Paulo Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Adolfo Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Osvaldinho Rocha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Paulo Romero was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Osvaldinho Rocha in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luís Paulo Romero saved Flying Dutch from getting behind. After having played for 33 minutes, João Adolfo Santana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Encanto's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Adolfo Santana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 35th minute Niceto Xacintu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nico Tasso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Nico Tasso managed to avoid a goal in the 37thth minute, when Flying Dutch's Alexsandro Tróia fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 39thth minute of the game Osvaldinho Rocha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Flying Dutch's Luís Paulo Romero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luís Paulo Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldinho Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Encanto's Bernardinho Paes was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Luís Paulo Romero in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Xu Jing got a throw-in 46 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Thiago de Mendonça. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The supporters of Encanto booed when Flying Dutch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shen Fan Shu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Léo Travassos got free with Luís Paulo Romero in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 59 minutes into the game, João Adolfo Santana was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Encanto's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Flying Dutch the free kick. In the 59th match minute, Encanto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Adolfo Santana to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Niceto Xacintu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Flying Dutch's supporters rose to their feet, but Niceto Xacintu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nico Tasso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nico Tasso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niceto Xacintu in the 64th minute of the match. In the 71stth minute of the game Alexsandro Tróia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Encanto's Nico Tasso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 72nd minute Flying Dutch were awarded a corner. Thiago de Mendonça went to the cornerflag to take it. Nico Tasso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexsandro Tróia in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th minute Alexsandro Tróia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nico Tasso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Paulo Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldinho Rocha in the 83rd minute of play. In the 84th minute Alexsandro Tróia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nico Tasso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Niceto Xacintu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nico Tasso was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Niceto Xacintu sped through Encanto's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nico Tasso. Nico Tasso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexsandro Tróia, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 91st minute of the match Flying Dutch got a corner. Encanto's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Thiago de Mendonça ran over to the corner to take the kick. João Adolfo Santana hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.