Official Cup

Jaciara
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gabriel-Omar Batista took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Gabriel-Omar Batista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gabriel-Omar Batista in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nando Sena saved Independente FC from getting behind. Maximiliano Iigo made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Raí Prestes sent off a good shot on target. In the 18th minute ★Independiente Ψ★ were awarded a corner. Adan Aresti went to the cornerflag to take it. 20 minutes into the match, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Gabriel-Omar Batista sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nando Sena narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 21st minute of the game Joaquim Eanes made a throw-in which Álvaro Matos played forward. Nando Sena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel-Omar Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Joaquim Eanes got a throw-in 26 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Álvaro Matos. Gabriel-Omar Batista's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nando Sena read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by Independente FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Adan Aresti was slow to take the kick. During this time ★Independiente Ψ★'s players had a chance to rest. Adan Aresti made a great header on ★Independiente Ψ★'s corner, it was just that Independente FC's Nando Sena managed to reach the ball for a save. Fang Sheng Qing might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nando Sena. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fang Sheng Qing ran back to his position shaking his head. Gabriel-Omar Batista scored 0-1 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nando Sena, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nando Sena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel-Omar Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. With a little luck, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Maximiliano Iigo got control of the ball when Luiz Marquez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Maximiliano Iigo was a little too slow when Raí Prestes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 48th minute. The score was now 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luiz Marquez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gabriel-Omar Batista's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nando Sena read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. ★Independiente Ψ★ were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Independente FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Adan Aresti took the corner. Nando Sena stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gabriel-Omar Batista's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. The corner led to ★Independiente Ψ★'s Fang Sheng Qing getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. When Alfonso Musso came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the ★Independiente Ψ★ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alfonso Musso couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel-Omar Batista in the 62nd minute of play forced Independente FC's goalkeeper Nando Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in ★Independiente Ψ★'s zone, Hudson Toscano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maximiliano Iigo came out of the goal and Hudson Toscano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Independente FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 65th minute, when Gabriel-Omar Batista scored to the left of an out of position Nando Sena, making the score, 1-2. Gabriel-Omar Batista received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nando Sena came out and tried to block the shot, but Gabriel-Omar Batista slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 68th minute. Nando Sena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lei Feng Ying, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute Lei Feng Ying shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nando Sena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nando Sena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lei Feng Ying in the 84th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Independente FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Alfonso Musso fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Independente FC's goalkeeper Nando Sena, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lei Feng Ying scored 1-4 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nando Sena, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Lei Feng Ying managed to get in a good position for a shot. ★Independiente Ψ★'s supporters rose to their feet, but Lei Feng Ying was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nando Sena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joaquim Eanes made in the 96th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Álvaro Matos however managed to control. ★Independiente Ψ★'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.