Official Cup

Colina Histórica
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dimitri Payet started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Nico Pizzi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luizão Alagoano's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Nico Pizzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wen Yin Zhen in the 8th minute of the match. In the 11th minute Önder Aksakal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nico Pizzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Birmingham Railers FC's Betinho de Azevedo got control of the ball when Dimitri Payet tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 31st minute Wen Yin Zhen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nico Pizzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, SELEVASCO's goal looked a bit too open when Wen Yin Zhen came free, but Nico Pizzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nico Pizzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arthur de Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Patrick Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nico Pizzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Önder Aksakal in the 40th minute of the match. Nico Pizzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luizão Alagoano, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renato Paraíba in the 43rd minute of play forced Birmingham Railers FC's goalkeeper Betinho de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The SELEVASCO players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Birmingham Railers FC were winning 0-1.

Anakoz Amer scored 0-2 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nico Pizzi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 56 minutes into the game, Birmingham Railers FC's Luizão Alagoano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nico Pizzi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. With an all-out effort, Birmingham Railers FC's Nico Pizzi threw himself towards the right post 61 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Wen Yin Zhen, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renato Paraíba in the 64th minute of play forced Birmingham Railers FC's goalkeeper Betinho de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to SELEVASCO getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Acácio Queirós hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, SELEVASCO's Ciro Ferrara got a free kick in the 78th minute. After a defensive mix-up in SELEVASCO's zone, Önder Aksakal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nico Pizzi came out of the goal and Önder Aksakal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Betinho de Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Van Dijk in the 81st minute of play. Betinho de Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Fernando Cearense, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. The audience was convinced that Luiz Fernando Cearense's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Betinho de Azevedo was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. In the 85th minute Önder Aksakal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nico Pizzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nico Pizzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anakoz Amer in the 86th minute of the match. In the 89th minute Luiz Fernando Cearense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Betinho de Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The SELEVASCO supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Birmingham Railers FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Birmingham Railers FC.