Official Cup

Morumbi
Spectators: 475 (Terracing: 357, Seating: 109, VIP seats: 9) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hugo Guerra got the match started through his kick off. Artemio Izaguirre kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. After 3 played minutes Spartans FC got a freekick which was hit by Edgar San Juan. After a rather tough play, Spartans FC's Hugo Guerra got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 11th minute, Jorge Neto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 13 minutes, Artemio Izaguirre mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Spartans FC and the S.C.PAULISTA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 16thth minute of the game Hugo Guerra who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but S.C.PAULISTA's Lucas Maciel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Hugo Guerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Guerra in the 18th minute of play forced S.C.PAULISTA's goalkeeper Lucas Maciel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Spartans FC's goalkeeper Haroldas Strazdas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonidas Orange. If Delmiro Makaus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 27 minutes into the match, S.C.PAULISTA's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Guerra came free, but Lucas Maciel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leonidas Orange received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Haroldas Strazdas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Haroldas Strazdas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from César Eger in the 35th minute of play. Spartans FC's Hugo Guerra suffered a concussion after 37 minutes and had to leave the field. When Emil Bronder fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored S.C.PAULISTA's protests and gave Emil Bronder a yellow card for diving instead. Spartans FC's Edson Pelé was substituted for Hugo Guerra. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 37th minute of the game. One of S.C.PAULISTA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Spartans FC:s goal. In the 40th minute there was a penalty for Spartans FC. Oğuzkan Yezid stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Lucas Maciel. 0-1. Edson Pelé might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lucas Maciel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edson Pelé ran back to his position shaking his head. Lucas Maciel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edson Pelé, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonidas Orange kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 45thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Spartans FC's keeper Haroldas Strazdas was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Edson Pelé sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edson Pelé got free with Lucas Maciel in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 58 minutes into the match, Spartans FC's goal looked a bit too open when César Eger came free, but Haroldas Strazdas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, César Eger put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Haroldas Strazdas. S.C.PAULISTA's João Carlos Toledo was substituted for 钱国帆. S.C.PAULISTA's Décio da Rocha was substituted for Vivaldo Campidelis. A collision led to S.C.PAULISTA getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Jorge Neto hit a great ball. After taking down the ball on Spartans FC's corner Amado Dagorret fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lucas Maciel quite easily take care of the ball. In the 74th match minute, S.C.PAULISTA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Neto to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute of the match Spartans FC got a corner. S.C.PAULISTA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Amado Dagorret ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Amado Dagorret got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lucas Maciel quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 79th minute Edson Pelé shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas Maciel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 85 minutes into the game, Edson Pelé recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Lucas Maciel. Edson Pelé showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. The audience was convinced that Edson Pelé's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lucas Maciel was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. With a little luck, S.C.PAULISTA's Lucas Maciel got control of the ball when Edson Pelé tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 91st minute, Jorge Neto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Spartans FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.