Official Cup

ENSEADA DE BUCANEIRO
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Genko Balevski kicked off to start the match. Hulk Fenomeno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Kramnik having to interfere. Vladimir Kramnik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Genko Balevski, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. A collision led to FC Maci -MM- getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. José Capablanca hit a great ball. Vladimir Kramnik made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hulk Fenomeno in the 17th minute. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Maci -MM-'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Genko Balevski was slow to take the kick. During this time CDS BUCANEIROS PAULISTA's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on CDS BUCANEIROS PAULISTA's corner Genko Balevski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Vladimir Kramnik quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, CDS BUCANEIROS PAULISTA's Erik Thorvaldsson got a free kick in the 19th minute. With a little luck, FC Maci -MM-'s Vladimir Kramnik got control of the ball when Romeo Farias tried to sneak it across the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, FC Maci -MM-'s Sabin Miclauș nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Omar Duardo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. A collision led to CDS BUCANEIROS PAULISTA getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Dinei Peres hit a great ball. Vladimir Kramnik made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Genko Balevski sent off a good shot on target. Omar Duardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gelu Cornoiu in the 35th minute of play. With a little luck, FC Maci -MM-'s Vladimir Kramnik got control of the ball when Hulk Fenomeno tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 42 minutes FC Maci -MM-'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Genko Balevski who took care of the corner kick. 44 minutes into the game, one of FC Maci -MM-:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Vladimir Kramnik went to the wrong direction when Genko Balevski was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Dinei Peres charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dinei Peres the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 47th match minute, CDS BUCANEIROS PAULISTA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dinei Peres to maneuver through the defense.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anatoly Karpov made a kick off. FC Maci -MM-'s Vladimir Kramnik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hulk Fenomeno in the 51st minute of play. Vladimir Kramnik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Genko Balevski, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute Genko Balevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Kramnik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th match minute, FC Maci -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gelu Cornoiu to maneuver through the defense. Omar Duardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavian Gaciu, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavian Gaciu in the 63rd minute of play forced CDS BUCANEIROS PAULISTA's goalkeeper Omar Duardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dinei Peres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Kramnik having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Genko Balevski in the 68th minute of play forced FC Maci -MM-'s goalkeeper Vladimir Kramnik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of FC Maci -MM- booed when CDS BUCANEIROS PAULISTA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zeledon Soter didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sabin Miclaușs short, quick shot in the 75thth minute got Omar Duardo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 77 minutes into the game, José Capablanca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Omar Duardo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Omar Duardo made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Sabin Miclauș sent off a good shot on target. Omar Duardo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anatoly Karpov in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dinei Peres in the 86th minute of play forced FC Maci -MM-'s goalkeeper Vladimir Kramnik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute, Erik Thorvaldsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Maci -MM-'s Vladimir Kramnik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Genko Balevski in the 95th minute of play. When the match was over FC Maci -MM- could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than CDS BUCANEIROS PAULISTA throughout the match.