Official Cup

Arena Taquaras
Spectators: 8263 (Terracing: 6199, Seating: 1900, VIP seats: 164) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Denílson Tepedino started the match with the kick off. Falcão Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesar Quinto in the 6th minute of play. In the 12th minute Cesar Quinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Falcão Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeremias Moreno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jago Štriker in the 17th minute of the match. Jeremias Moreno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jago Štriker, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute Şamil Sağman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Moreno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, ADM Taquaras's Denílson Tepedino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Falcão Cunha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jago Štriker in the 23rd minute of play forced ADM Taquaras's goalkeeper Jeremias Moreno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jago Štriker in the 25th minute of play forced ADM Taquaras's goalkeeper Jeremias Moreno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denílson Tepedino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Falcão Cunha made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Denílson Tepedino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Falcão Cunha was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Denílson Tepedino put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Falcão Cunha. Falcão Cunha was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Denílson Tepedino capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Denílson Tepedino really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Jeremias Moreno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şamil Sağman, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Gracie Barra's defense didn't have a chance, in the 37th minute, when Denílson Tepedino scored to the left of an out of position Falcão Cunha, making the score, 3-0. 41 minutes into the match, Jago Štriker notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of ADM Taquaras's Jeremias Moreno. Jeremias Moreno was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 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 3-1.

The wind increased when Jago Štriker made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jago Štriker in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jeremias Moreno saved ADM Taquaras from getting behind. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gracie Barra's goalkeeper Falcão Cunha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 60th minute ADM Taquaras were awarded a corner. Malcolm Westerberg went to the cornerflag to take it. ADM Taquaras's Jeremias Moreno proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save ADM Taquaras from getting a goal against them. Jeremias Moreno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jago Štriker, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Jeremias Moreno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jago Štriker in the 69th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Gracie Barra's goal looked a bit too open when Denílson Tepedino came free, but Falcão Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Denílson Tepedino in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Falcão Cunha saved Gracie Barra from getting behind. A collision led to ADM Taquaras getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Nestor Soeiro hit a great ball. ADM Taquaras made a substitution. Maurinho Mendonça replaced Denílson Tepedino. Hugo de Queirós could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Jeremias Moreno made a huge save. Jeremias Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo de Queirós in the 79th minute of play. Hugo de Queirós spun around in front of the goal 79 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of ADM Taquaras's goal. After some careless play in the Gracie Barra defense, Maurinho Mendonça kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Falcão Cunha. The Gracie Barra fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Falcão Cunha should have stopped the shot. After 86 minutes of play, ADM Taquaras's Maurinho Mendonça made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Falcão Cunha was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jeremias Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ke Feng Zhen in the 90th minute of play. After 96 minutes of play, ADM Taquaras's Maurinho Mendonça made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Falcão Cunha was left in no man's land by his defense there!

For all the effort they put into the match, the Gracie Barra players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ADM Taquaras.