Official Cup

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Spectators: 140 (Terracing: 106, Seating: 32, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristian Hoffmann kicked off to start the match. Abel Novaes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Neves in the 4th minute of play. Abel Novaes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Neves in the 6th minute of play. Cássio Maranhense charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cássio Maranhense the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, SOL's Cássio Maranhense got a free kick in the 8th minute. With 8 minutes on the clock, Jânio Ferreira commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Paulo Neves blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abel Novaes having to make a save. In the 16th minute Paulo Neves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Novaes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Neves might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abel Novaes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paulo Neves ran back to his position shaking his head. Abel Novaes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Neves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paulo Neves in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abel Novaes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paulo Neves during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 24 minutes into the match, Paulo Neves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abel Novaes. SOL's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paulo Neves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Abel Novaes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdo da Costa in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, SOL's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Hoffmann came free, but Abel Novaes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Paulo Neves came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Pendotiba 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 Paulo Neves couldn't finish the play. Abel Novaes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Neves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Pendotiba's Paulo Neves in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SOL's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Hoffmann in the 45th minute of play forced SOL's goalkeeper Abel Novaes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paulo Neves in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abel Novaes saved SOL from getting behind. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cássio Maranhense stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Paulo Neves notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of SOL's Abel Novaes. Abel Novaes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Paulo Neves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Abel Novaes made a huge save. When Pendotiba's Paulo Neves in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SOL's goalie prevented a goal. In the 72nd minute of the match, Cristian Hoffmann tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Abel Novaes saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Paulo Neves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Abel Novaes made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Pendotiba's Paulo Neves slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Abel Novaes. That made the score 0-3 after 77 minutes of play. After a rather tough play, Pendotiba's Cristian Hoffmann got a free kick in the 80th minute. Abel Novaes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paulo Neves's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Paulo Neves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Abel Novaes made a huge save.