Official Cup

Devils Playground
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Doni Barbosa made the kick off and thus started the match. Zero Hedge's Bengt Holm managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ian Melo in the 6 minute of the game. Zé Pedro Mandrak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gottfrid Stenman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Limoeiro-PE FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Best Ibland was slow to take the kick. During this time Zero Hedge's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Best Ibland almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Limoeiro-PE FC's Zé Pedro Mandrak did a great save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cacey Sharp in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zé Pedro Mandrak saved Limoeiro-PE FC from getting behind. 14 minutes into the match, Limoeiro-PE FC's goalkeeper Zé Pedro Mandrak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cacey Sharp. Cacey Sharp's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 22ndth minute, Zé Pedro Mandrak skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 25 minutes into the game, Tomás Cabral was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Limoeiro-PE FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zero Hedge the free kick. Zé Pedro Mandrak was a little too slow when Cacey Sharp got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 26th minute. The score was now 1-0. If Richard Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Richard Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the match, Limoeiro-PE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gottfrid Stenman came free, but Zé Pedro Mandrak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by Limoeiro-PE FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Best Ibland was slow to take the kick. During this time Zero Hedge's players had a chance to rest. Best Ibland made a great header on Zero Hedge's corner, it was just that Limoeiro-PE FC's Zé Pedro Mandrak managed to reach the ball for a save. When Zero Hedge's Cacey Sharp in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Limoeiro-PE FC's goalie prevented a goal. When Gottfrid Stenman came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Zero Hedge 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 Gottfrid Stenman couldn't finish the play. After 46 played minutes Limoeiro-PE FC got a freekick which was hit by Raphael Macedo. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Cacey Sharp made the kick off in the second half. The corner ended in Best Ibland almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Limoeiro-PE FC's Zé Pedro Mandrak did a great save. After 60 minutes of play, Zero Hedge's Cecilio Fanuco made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zé Pedro Mandrak was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Ian Melo fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Limoeiro-PE FC's protests and gave Ian Melo a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Zero Hedge booed when Limoeiro-PE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ian Melo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cecilio Fanuco took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zé Pedro Mandrak. Zé Pedro Mandrak dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Cecilio Fanuco took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zé Pedro Mandrak. Zé Pedro Mandrak dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Zé Pedro Mandrak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cecilio Fanuco in the 75th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Cecilio Fanuco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zé Pedro Mandrak was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. In the 82nd minute Bubu Denat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Pedro Mandrak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Limoeiro-PE FC's Kléberson Gomes was substituted for Doni Barbosa. When Zero Hedge's Cecilio Fanuco in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Limoeiro-PE FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Limoeiro-PE FC's goalkeeper Zé Pedro Mandrak, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cecilio Fanuco in the 95th minute of play forced Limoeiro-PE FC's goalkeeper Zé Pedro Mandrak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zero Hedge's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.