Official Cup

Estadio Balnearia
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) C. A. Balnearia's Zeledon Burni 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. After a rather tough play, C. A. Balnearia's Saverio Evis got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Baltazar Messias charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baltazar Messias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Zeledon Burni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Artur Pombal made a huge save. After 9 played minutes C. A. Balnearia got a freekick which was hit by Saverio Evis. Aloísio Lopez struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Jacobo Tuste didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hartmann Futebol Clube. After a rather tough play, Hartmann Futebol Clube's Rafinha Freitas got a free kick in the 12th minute. With a little luck, Hartmann Futebol Clube's Artur Pombal got control of the ball when Zeledon Burni tried to sneak it across the goal line. Baltazar Messias was shown his second yellow card after 19 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zeledon Burni got free with Artur Pombal in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Hartmann Futebol Clube's Flávio Monteiro got a free kick in the 25th minute. João Francisco Luz hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Hartmann Futebol Clube were furious when Otávio Paraibano was red carded, 30 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 29 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Hartmann Futebol Clube! When the match had been going on for 31 minutes, C. A. Balnearia's Florencio Fidencio got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Artur Pombal. Artur Pombal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florencio Fidencio, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 37th minute, Florencio Fidencio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hartmann Futebol Clube's Artur Pombal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Hartmann Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when João Francisco Luz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Artur Pombal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeledon Burni, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. When Abelardo Abreu came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the C. A. Balnearia 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 Abelardo Abreu couldn't finish the play. Hartmann Futebol Clube's Artur Pombal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeledon Burni in the 61st minute of play. Hartmann Futebol Clube's Artur Pombal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeledon Burni in the 64th minute of play. In the 70thth minute of the game Abelardo Abreu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hartmann Futebol Clube's Artur Pombal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Artur Pombal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeledon Burni in the 74th minute of the match. Artur Pombal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeledon Burni, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Artur Pombal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zeledon Burni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aloísio Lopez during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 82nd match minute, Hartmann Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aloísio Lopez to maneuver through the defense. Artur Pombal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florencio Fidencio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hartmann Futebol Clube's Artur Pombal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abelardo Abreu in the 88th minute of play. After having played for 89 minutes, Florencio Fidencio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C. A. Balnearia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Florencio Fidencio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 91st minute, Hartmann Futebol Clube's João Francisco Luz ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jacobo Tuste. Jacobo Tuste yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-1. Zeledon Burni took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Artur Pombal. Artur Pombal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. C. A. Balnearia had won after a very even match.