Official Cup

Estádio O Legendário
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gong Zhan Chen got the match started through his kick off. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Jimeno Henric put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Dida Taffarel. In the 7th minute, Gong Zhan Chen made a precise shot to the right of Dida Taffarel. Marquês de Herval's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Simão in the 10th minute of play. The supporters of └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ booed when Marquês de Herval was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaston Gonzalez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arlindo Rossi made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when German Cano sent off a good shot on target. After 16 played minutes German Cano rounded └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-2. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimeno Henric in the 19th minute of the match. Alfredo Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Arlindo Rossi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dida Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Zhan Chen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dida Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimeno Henric, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Jimeno Henric came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marquês de Herval were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Moussa Kabre took the corner. Jimeno Henric's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dida Taffarel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nestor Batista in the 43rd minute. The corner led └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Nestor Batista to fire away a dangerous shot which Dida Taffarel despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ from getting a goal against them. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The wind increased when Alfredo Martins made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute Dorian Moraes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel got control of the ball when Gong Zhan Chen tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gong Zhan Chen got free with Dida Taffarel in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alfredo Martins hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute Dorian Moraes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute, Cauã Trevisan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jimeno Henric got free with Dida Taffarel in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 82 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo Simão came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dida Taffarel made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Jimeno Henric sent off a good shot on target. In the 84th minute Gong Zhan Chen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Marquês de Herval booed when └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilson Soares didn't get a good kick on the ball. 86 minutes into the match, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goal looked a bit too open when Dorian Moraes came free, but Arlindo Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gong Zhan Chen received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dida Taffarel came out and tried to block the shot, but Gong Zhan Chen slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 87th minute. The supporters of Marquês de Herval booed when └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronaldo Simão didn't get a good kick on the ball. The └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.