Official Cup

Jayme Cintra
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Carlos Santana took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dida Vasconcelos. Dida Vasconcelos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Dida Vasconcelos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Santana in the 6th minute of play. Dida Vasconcelos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Santana in the 9th minute of play. TIGER's Dida Vasconcelos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Santana in the 10th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michel Hillerzeder during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 18th match minute, TIGER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michel Hillerzeder to maneuver through the defense. Dida Vasconcelos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Santana in the 23rd minute. After 25 played minutes TIGER got a freekick which was hit by Matthias Degener. In the 27thth minute Galo do Japi's Cafu Ringaa made a couple of brazen moves and fired away a shot to the left hand side of TIGER's goalie, Dida Vasconcelos, understanding what was about to happen, managed to get hold of the ball just before it went behind the net. A nice save by Dida Vasconcelos. It was a brilliant solo performance by Galo do Japi's Cafu Ringaa when he shot the ball into the net to 3-0 in the 27th minute. Dida Vasconcelos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carlos Santana went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Carlos Santana managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galo do Japi's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Santana was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dida Vasconcelos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carlos Santana could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Dida Vasconcelos made a huge save. Carlos Santana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Galo do Japi's Belmiro Caca-Rato quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Michel Hillerzeder, made in the 43rd minute of the game. Durvalino Caca-Rato kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

Ronaldo Giovanelli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Börje Blom in the 53rd minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in TIGER fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! Michel Hillerzeder made in the 58th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Christoph Hambloch immediately put the ball in play. In the 60th minute, Carlos Santana ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dida Vasconcelos was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. César dos Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Galo do Japi from getting a goal against them. Christoph Hambloch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. TIGER's Dida Vasconcelos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cléberson Lara in the 70th minute of play. The throw-in from Michel Hillerzeder in the 72nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Galo do Japi's Eriberto de Souza. The supporters of TIGER booed when Galo do Japi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eriberto de Souza didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute TIGER were awarded a corner. Michel Hillerzeder went to the cornerflag to take it. Michel Hillerzeder made a great header on TIGER's corner, it was just that Galo do Japi's Ronaldo Giovanelli managed to reach the ball for a save. 82 minutes into the game, Michel Hillerzeder threw the ball into play from the sideline. Galo do Japi's César dos Santos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind TIGER's goalkeeper Dida Vasconcelos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 88thth minute of the game Carlos Santana who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TIGER's Dida Vasconcelos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 90 played minutes TIGER got a freekick which was hit by Robert Stecher. Belmiro Caca-Rato hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. 95 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goal looked a bit too open when Börje Blom came free, but Ronaldo Giovanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 97th match minute, TIGER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bastian Schreyer to maneuver through the defense. Galo do Japi's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.