Official Cup

Arena Nilton Santos
Spectators: 442 (Terracing: 332, Seating: 102, VIP seats: 8) An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdemar de Amaral in the 4th minute of play forced Nova Era's goalkeeper Chico Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sylwester Zarobski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artur Tande in the 7th minute of play. After 9 minutes Grêmio Esportivo 20 Julho's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eugênio Meireles who took care of the corner kick. Chico Pinho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valdir Cavalcante went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 18th match minute, Grêmio Esportivo 20 Julho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amílton de Andrade to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valdemar de Amaral in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chico Pinho saved Nova Era from getting behind. Chico Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdir Cavalcante in the 27th minute of the match. Grêmio Esportivo 20 Julho's Sylwester Zarobski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Beltrán in the 30th minute of play. Chico Pinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdir Cavalcante, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. When Nova Era's Lucas Beltrán in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Grêmio Esportivo 20 Julho's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Nova Era getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Guaberto Rocio hit a great ball. Valdemar de Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valdemar de Amaral made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Nova Era's goal looked a bit too open when Gilmar Romero came free, but Chico Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Beltrán in the 58th minute of play forced Grêmio Esportivo 20 Julho's goalkeeper Sylwester Zarobski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sylwester Zarobski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raphael Ceresso, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 63rd minute of the game. One of Nova Era:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Grêmio Esportivo 20 Julho:s goal. Grêmio Esportivo 20 Julho's Sylwester Zarobski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Beltrán in the 66th minute of play. Grêmio Esportivo 20 Julho's Sylwester Zarobski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alpheios Logarakis in the 68th minute of play. In the 72nd minute Gilmar Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chico Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Lucas Beltrán had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sylwester Zarobski. Grêmio Esportivo 20 Julho's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lucas Beltrán was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. A collision led to Grêmio Esportivo 20 Julho getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Cauã Vasconcelos hit a great ball. Lucas Beltrán kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Artur Tande might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sylwester Zarobski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Artur Tande ran back to his position shaking his head. If Humberto Soeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.