Official Cup

Levenshulme Stadium
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Mayo's Tyler Almond started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dave Lampard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitório Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Dylon Sutherland charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dylon Sutherland the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 4th match minute, Mayo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dylon Sutherland to maneuver through the defense. Dave Lampard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Guilherme Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 12 played minutes Mayo got a freekick which was hit by Dylon Sutherland. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabiano Mineiro in the 13th minute of play forced Mayo's goalkeeper Dave Lampard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Guilherme Batista in the 15th minute of play forced Mayo's goalkeeper Dave Lampard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 16 played minutes Atlético Mineiro got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Guilherme Batista. After a rather tough play, Atlético Mineiro's Luiz Guilherme Batista got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 19th minute, Luiz Guilherme Batista ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dave Lampard was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Dave Lampard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Guilherme Batista in the 25th minute of the match. The supporters of Mayo booed when Atlético Mineiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernesto Vander didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Ralph Durrant fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mayo's protests and gave Ralph Durrant a yellow card for diving instead. Luís Fábio Gaspar kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Tyler Almond got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Atlético Mineiro's goalkeeper Diego Viana, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Mayo players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Atlético Mineiro were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luiz Guilherme Batista was the one to do the kick off. After 54 minutes of play, Atlético Mineiro's Fabiano Mineiro made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dave Lampard was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Tyler Almond came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Mayo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tyler Almond couldn't finish the play. After 63 played minutes Mayo got a freekick which was hit by Ralph Durrant. Ralph Durrant missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 69 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Diego Viana right hand side. Ernesto Vander kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Tyler Almond received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Diego Viana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Atlético Mineiro's Dinei Jacinto got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Tyler Almond received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Diego Viana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th match minute, Atlético Mineiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dinei Jacinto to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Tyler Almond managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mayo's supporters rose to their feet, but Tyler Almond was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diego Viana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Chaz Colbert during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Mayo's Chaz Colbert got a free kick in the 88th minute. A collision led to Mayo getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Dylon Sutherland hit a great ball. Although Mayo had been in control for most of the match, Atlético Mineiro still came away with the win.