Official Cup

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Limoeiro-PE FC's Kaba Kent 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. 2 minutes into the match, Botafogo MZRJ's goal looked a bit too open when Kaba Kent came free, but Férid Khalifa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Botafogo MZRJ defense, Kaba Kent kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Férid Khalifa. The Botafogo MZRJ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Férid Khalifa should have stopped the shot. 6 minutes into the match, Botafogo MZRJ's goal looked a bit too open when Rato Ligero came free, but Férid Khalifa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maurício Félix hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 12th match minute, Botafogo MZRJ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juvenal Camargo to maneuver through the defense. Férid Khalifa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaba Kent, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. A collision led to Limoeiro-PE FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Otávio Favoretto hit a great ball. Limoeiro-PE FC's Giga Hertz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilmar Couto in the 17th minute of play. The supporters of Botafogo MZRJ booed when Limoeiro-PE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lascăr de Backer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Serginho Azevedo hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Giga Hertz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilmar Couto in the 23rd minute of the match. Gilmar Couto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rato Ligero in the 31st minute of play forced Botafogo MZRJ's goalkeeper Férid Khalifa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute Matías Brasil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giga Hertz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute of the match Botafogo MZRJ got a corner. Limoeiro-PE FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Murillo Loureiro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Murillo Loureiro made a great header on Botafogo MZRJ's corner, it was just that Limoeiro-PE FC's Giga Hertz managed to reach the ball for a save. After 48 minutes, Edgar Cabral mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Limoeiro-PE FC and the Botafogo MZRJ players grew even worse after the yellow card. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Gilmar Couto made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matías Brasil in the 53rd minute of play forced Limoeiro-PE FC's goalkeeper Giga Hertz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Limoeiro-PE FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Murillo Loureiro was slow to take the kick. During this time Botafogo MZRJ's players had a chance to rest. Tiago Gabriel Cavalcante hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Férid Khalifa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rato Ligero, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 67th match minute, Limoeiro-PE FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sérgio Esteves to maneuver through the defense. Limoeiro-PE FC made a substitution. Walmyr Salles replaced Lascăr de Backer. A collision led to Limoeiro-PE FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Sérgio Esteves hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Limoeiro-PE FC's Wiliam Pires got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Murillo Loureiro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Giga Hertz. Limoeiro-PE FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Botafogo MZRJ getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Juvenal Camargo hit a great ball. Férid Khalifa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sérgio Esteves, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Matías Brasil scored 2-1 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Giga Hertz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 90th match minute, Limoeiro-PE FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sérgio Esteves to maneuver through the defense. Gilmar Couto took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Giga Hertz. Giga Hertz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1.