Official Cup

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Emanuel Almeida started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Franco Costanzo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Geovânio Toscano in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Ramalho in the 8th minute of play forced El Golden Volvió!'s goalkeeper Franco Costanzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franco Costanzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haroldo Recife, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute, Sílvio Ramalho made a precise shot to the right of Franco Costanzo. El Golden Volvió!'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Franco Costanzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haroldo Recife, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of El Golden Volvió! booed when Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geovânio Toscano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geovânio Toscano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Franco Costanzo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 17 minutes of play, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Vítor Lara made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Franco Costanzo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Franco Costanzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Almeida in the 21st minute of the match. Franco Costanzo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Geovânio Toscano in the 22nd minute. In the 27thth minute of the game Haroldo Recife who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Golden Volvió!'s Franco Costanzo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. El Golden Volvió!'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 29th minute, when Sílvio Ramalho scored to the left of an out of position Franco Costanzo, making the score, 3-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Geovânio Toscano got free with Franco Costanzo in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Flávio Branco got a free kick in the 35th minute. The supporters of Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- booed when El Golden Volvió! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isaac Muno didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the match, El Golden Volvió!'s Viking Lo Russo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Valdemar Quadros narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Valdemar Quadros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viking Lo Russo in the 41st minute of play. Isaac Muno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdemar Quadros having to interfere. In the 48th minute of the match, Geovânio Toscano got a very nice opportunity to score, but Franco Costanzo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

In the 51st minute, Cristobal Haimar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Franco Costanzo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Ramalho in the 53rd minute of play. In the 56th minute, Sílvio Ramalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Valdemar Quadros got control of the ball when Viking Lo Russo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 60 minutes, Emanuel Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Emanuel Almeida was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 61st minute, Viking Lo Russo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Recife in the 63rd minute of play forced El Golden Volvió!'s goalkeeper Franco Costanzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdemar Quadros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Viking Lo Russo in the 66th minute. Franco Costanzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Jesús Blanco charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jesús Blanco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. El Golden Volvió!'s Franco Costanzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Almeida in the 73rd minute of play. In the 75th minute Geovânio Toscano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Costanzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the game, Geovânio Toscano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Franco Costanzo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Valdemar Quadros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio Biaggio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 90 minutes Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Viking Lo Russo who took care of the corner kick. Franco Costanzo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovânio Toscano in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Geovânio Toscano made a precise shot to the right of Franco Costanzo. El Golden Volvió!'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. Franco Costanzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldo Recife, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- fully deserved thier win.