Official Cup

Arena Prudente
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Isaltino Mendes made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Grêmio Prudente getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Nicolas Mendes hit a great ball. Grêmio Prudente's Quinto Fonticoba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaltino Mendes in the 12th minute of play. César Luz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Quinto Fonticoba. Grêmio Prudente's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of FUTEBOL ARTE booed when Grêmio Prudente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolas Mendes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ivan Stabbe struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Quinto Fonticoba didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FUTEBOL ARTE. The audience was convinced that Isaltino Mendes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Quinto Fonticoba was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Yan Le might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Quinto Fonticoba. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yan Le ran back to his position shaking his head. 26 minutes into the match, FUTEBOL ARTE's goal looked a bit too open when Vicente Pedroso came free, but Margus Niilus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute, Isaltino Mendes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FUTEBOL ARTE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 39 minutes of play, FUTEBOL ARTE's Ivan Stabbe made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Quinto Fonticoba was left in no man's land by his defense there! 44 minutes into the match, Grêmio Prudente's goal looked a bit too open when Isaltino Mendes came free, but Quinto Fonticoba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 45 minutes Grêmio Prudente's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ivan Stabbe who took care of the corner kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edson Ribeiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Margus Niilus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucrețiu Grigore, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. FUTEBOL ARTE's Margus Niilus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucrețiu Grigore in the 53rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Isaltino Mendes kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Quinto Fonticoba. That made the score 0-3 in the 54 minute of play. Quinto Fonticoba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaltino Mendes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 61 minutes, Quinto Fonticoba successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 62 minutes into the match, FUTEBOL ARTE's goal looked a bit too open when Lucrețiu Grigore came free, but Margus Niilus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. César Souto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Quinto Fonticoba made a huge save. A hard shot 66 in the game by Ivan Stabbe from a close distance when the talented Quinto Fonticoba managed to make a qualified save. Grêmio Prudente's players were relieved. Grêmio Prudente's Quinto Fonticoba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Grêmio Prudente from getting a goal against them. FUTEBOL ARTE's Claudinei Pirani was substituted for Isaltino Mendes. Ivan Stabbe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th minute Edson Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Margus Niilus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Grêmio Prudente booed when FUTEBOL ARTE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Stabbe didn't get a good kick on the ball. FUTEBOL ARTE's Margus Niilus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucrețiu Grigore in the 86th minute of play. Quinto Fonticoba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wágner Galvão in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Vicente Pedroso made a precise shot to the right of Margus Niilus. FUTEBOL ARTE's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. César Souto kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. When the match was over FUTEBOL ARTE could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Grêmio Prudente throughout the match.