Official Cup

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Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zhou Hai Nan kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Marco Ruben's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelo Rossi was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 9th minute, Marco Ruben got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 14th minute Zhou Hai Nan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walmir Catarinense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute, Anderson Albuquerque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marco Ruben blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcelo Rossi having to make a save. HENRICÃO FUTEBOL CLUBE's Marcelo Rossi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Ruben in the 26th minute of play. Marco Ruben who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 28thth minute tested the skills of Marcelo Rossi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to HENRICÃO FUTEBOL CLUBE getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Anderson Albuquerque hit a great ball. Marcelo Rossi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marco Ruben went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 36 minutes into the match, ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Marco Ruben sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcelo Rossi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 37th minute of the match ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ got a corner. HENRICÃO FUTEBOL CLUBE's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zézinho Coutinho ran over to the corner to take the kick. Marco Ruben might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcelo Rossi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marco Ruben ran back to his position shaking his head. 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.

ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ made a substitution. Leonel Romero replaced Hudson Abreu. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marco Ruben to strike the kick off in the second half. When Marco Ruben came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ 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 Marco Ruben couldn't finish the play. 59 minutes into the game, Marco Ruben cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Marcelo Rossi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Anderson Albuquerque kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Walmir Catarinense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhou Hai Nan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Zhou Hai Nan notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Walmir Catarinense. Walmir Catarinense was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Marco Ruben's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelo Rossi was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. A collision led to HENRICÃO FUTEBOL CLUBE getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Anderson Albuquerque hit a great ball. Álvaro Sergipano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marcelo Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Ruben, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the game, ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Marco Ruben nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcelo Rossi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. After a rather tough play, ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Baltazar Weidt got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Marcelo Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zézinho Coutinho in the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, Acácio Mello hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 92 minutes into the match, Marco Ruben had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcelo Rossi. HENRICÃO FUTEBOL CLUBE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marco Ruben was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.