Official Cup

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jean Borges started the match with the kick off. With an all-out effort, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Cristóvão Barbosa threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Geovânio Toscano, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Cristóvão Barbosa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Geovânio Toscano went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Flávio Branco hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. The supporters of Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- booed when S.C.PAULISTA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dorival Pombal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luiz Eduardo Domingues, 10 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 18th minute Fernando Prado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haroldo Recife saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, S.C.PAULISTA's Jean Borges got a free kick in the 19th minute. Luís Fabiano Figueiredo struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Cristóvão Barbosa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-. Geovânio Toscano had several of the S.C.PAULISTA's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 23 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Cristóvão Barbosa as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 27thth minute of the game Geovânio Toscano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but S.C.PAULISTA's Cristóvão Barbosa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 29thth minute of the game Geovânio Toscano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but S.C.PAULISTA's Cristóvão Barbosa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cristóvão Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovânio Toscano in the 30th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Geovânio Toscano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristóvão Barbosa was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. The Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Geovânio Toscano looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 38 played minutes, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Vítor Lara shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cristóvão Barbosa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- reached it. With his leg Cristóvão Barbosa managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Geovânio Toscano fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Cristóvão Barbosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovânio Toscano, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After 41 played minutes S.C.PAULISTA got a freekick which was hit by Dito Sousa. The supporters of Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- booed when S.C.PAULISTA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dito Sousa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luiz Eduardo Domingues shot from long distance in the 44th minute, but Cristóvão Barbosa was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Dito Sousa charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dito Sousa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

60 minutes into the game, Geovânio Toscano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Cristóvão Barbosa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- fans' excitement grew in the 64th match minute when Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Geovânio Toscano looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 70 minutes, Vítor Lara mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- and the S.C.PAULISTA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 70 played minutes Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- got a freekick which was hit by Vítor Lara. Cristóvão Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geovânio Toscano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Geovânio Toscano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristóvão Barbosa was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Cristóvão Barbosa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Geovânio Toscano's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. In the 83rdth minute of the game Geovânio Toscano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but S.C.PAULISTA's Cristóvão Barbosa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 85th minute Geovânio Toscano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristóvão Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.