Official Cup

Engº. Antônio Lopes
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wágner Prado took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Deivid Passos made a precise shot to the right of Jarbas Guedes. S S Palestra Italia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Best Ones's goalkeeper Régis Leite, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 12th minute Alexandre Tande shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarbas Guedes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. S S Palestra Italia's Jarbas Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deivid Passos in the 16th minute of play. Robinho Castro charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Robinho Castro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Robinho Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. S S Palestra Italia's Jarbas Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luizão Passos in the 19th minute of play. 21 minutes into the game, Inácio Figueiredo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Régis Leite was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. S S Palestra Italia's Jarbas Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deivid Passos in the 25th minute of play. Jarbas Guedes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albertinho Ceresso, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 29 minutes into the game, Deivid Passos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Jarbas Guedes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Rony Tasso took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Régis Leite to make any attempt to save it. In the 39th minute Rony Tasso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Régis Leite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jarbas Guedes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albertinho Ceresso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. S S Palestra Italia's Jarbas Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Tande in the 44th minute of play. After 47 minutes of play, S S Palestra Italia's Inácio Figueiredo made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Régis Leite was left in no man's land by his defense there! Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Nestor Bernal's late challenge caught a The Best Ones's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nestor Bernal helped the player get up and apologised. Nestor Bernal kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. The Best Ones were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after S S Palestra Italia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luizão Passos took the corner. A collision led to The Best Ones getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Alexandre Tande hit a great ball. After some careless play in the The Best Ones defense, Rony Tasso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Régis Leite. The The Best Ones fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Régis Leite should have stopped the shot. Jarbas Guedes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Tande, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by S S Palestra Italia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luizão Passos was slow to take the kick. During this time The Best Ones's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to The Best Ones's Basílio Luz getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. With a little luck, S S Palestra Italia's Jarbas Guedes got control of the ball when Luizão Passos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Oséas Vasconcelos hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Luizão Passos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jarbas Guedes having to interfere. In the 78th minute Deivid Passos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarbas Guedes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, The Best Ones's goal looked a bit too open when Inácio Figueiredo came free, but Régis Leite reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jarbas Guedes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Deivid Passos in the 83rd minute of play. The supporters of The Best Ones booed when S S Palestra Italia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wágner Prado didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 89th match minute, S S Palestra Italia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robinho Castro to maneuver through the defense. Régis Leite showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inácio Figueiredo in the 92nd minute of the match.