Official Cup

Estádio Arthur Leite
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Niceto Ihazintu made the kick off which started today's match. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lobos de Carelia's goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ergo Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adolfo Gombal in the 10th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Caatiba MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Adolfo Gombal came free, but Ergo Muro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Efraim in the 15th minute of play forced Caatiba MZC's goalkeeper Ergo Muro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelo Barovero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niceto Ihazintu in the 18th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zeca Fernandez in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ergo Muro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ergo Muro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeca Fernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After having played for 29 minutes, Xu Ran Zhen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lobos de Carelia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xu Ran Zhen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marcelo Barovero stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Niceto Ihazintu's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. 33 minutes in the game, Rodriguinho Linhares fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Marcelo Barovero having to interfere. Ergo Muro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeca Fernandez in the 37th minute of the match. Marcelo Barovero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niceto Ihazintu in the 39th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Niceto Ihazintu notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Lobos de Carelia's Marcelo Barovero. Marcelo Barovero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Caatiba MZC's Ergo Muro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeca Fernandez in the 45th minute of play. Rodriguinho Linhares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelo Barovero having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Ergo Muro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xu Ran Zhen in the 54th minute. Caatiba MZC's Gaby Milito was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marcelo Barovero in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Ergo Muro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Xu Ran Zhen showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 58 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xu Ran Zhen got free with Ergo Muro in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rodriguinho Linhares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lobos de Carelia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gaby Milito was slow to take the kick. During this time Caatiba MZC's players had a chance to rest. Gaby Milito made a great header on Caatiba MZC's corner, it was just that Lobos de Carelia's Marcelo Barovero managed to reach the ball for a save. A collision led to Caatiba MZC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Natã Siqueira hit a great ball. Caatiba MZC's Nuno Mattos was substituted for Niceto Ihazintu. Lobos de Carelia made a substitution. Prospero Inguma replaced Eusebio Rios. In the 75th match minute, Caatiba MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natã Siqueira to maneuver through the defense. Ergo Muro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zeca Fernandez's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. If Nuno Mattos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marcelo Barovero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Mattos, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Serafino Venerando made in the 90th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Prospero Inguma immediately put the ball in play. Ergo Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xu Ran Zhen in the 92nd minute of play. Marcelo Barovero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Mattos in the 94th minute of play. Marcelo Barovero didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Caatiba MZC's Nuno Mattos shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Caatiba MZC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Lobos de Carelia for a fine match.