Official Cup

Arena Botafogo
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fang Hao Jing made the kick off which started today's match. Jacinto de Lara might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Diogo de Souza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jacinto de Lara ran back to his position shaking his head. 7 minutes into the game, Jacinto de Lara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Diogo de Souza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Antônio Borges showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliks Škarpa in the 15th minute of the match. Antônio Borges made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliks Škarpa in the 19th minute of play. Antônio Borges stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fang Hao Jing's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Vivaldo Carioca took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Antônio Borges. Antônio Borges dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Antônio Borges made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fang Hao Jing in the 28th minute. Clemente Pires kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto de Lara in the 31st minute of play forced The Glorious FC's goalkeeper Diogo de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Glorious FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Grigoris Spanoulis was slow to take the kick. During this time PIRATAS TFP's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Quique Jara almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but The Glorious FC's Diogo de Souza did a great save. Pauli Pogba could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Antônio Borges made a huge save. Antônio Borges made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Fang Hao Jing sent off a good shot on target. PIRATAS TFP's Antônio Borges played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feliks Škarpa in the 45th minute of play. Antônio Borges took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feliks Škarpa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Antônio Borges showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feliks Škarpa, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Glorious FC's goalkeeper Diogo de Souza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Antônio Borges showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliks Škarpa in the 64th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pauli Pogba in the 66th minute of play forced PIRATAS TFP's goalkeeper Antônio Borges to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 66 minutes of play, The Glorious FC's Fang Hao Jing made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antônio Borges was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 72nd match minute, The Glorious FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jürgen Bertel to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute, Feliks Škarpa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Antônio Borges was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Diogo de Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacinto de Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Feliks Škarpa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antônio Borges having to interfere. Antônio Borges made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pauli Pogba in the 93rd minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. The Glorious FC had played much better football throughout.