Official Cup

Arena do Javali
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vitinho Siqueira took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mané Cabral stood somewhat misplaced when Vitinho Siqueira came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 7 minute. 14 minutes into the match, Matanza and Steelers's goalkeeper Mané Cabral had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vitinho Siqueira. Mané Cabral stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vitinho Siqueira's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. After 17 minutes Matanza and Steelers's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rodrigo Magalhães who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilton Capixaba in the 19th minute of play forced Internazionale-RS's goalkeeper Zézinho Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Matanza and Steelers booed when Internazionale-RS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filipe Travassos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nilton Capixaba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zézinho Pinho having to interfere. Mané Cabral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitinho Siqueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Zézinho Pinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro de Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zézinho Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Álvaro de Alcântara in the 33rd minute of the match. Álvaro de Alcântara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Zézinho Pinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mané Cabral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitinho Siqueira in the 41st minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nilton Capixaba made a kick off. Zézinho Pinho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nilton Capixaba in the 51st minute. Mané Cabral stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vitinho Siqueira's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. In the 59thth minute of the game Vitinho Siqueira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Matanza and Steelers's Mané Cabral was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mané Cabral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitinho Siqueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. The supporters of Internazionale-RS booed when Matanza and Steelers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Álvaro de Alcântara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mané Cabral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Magalhães, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 69th minute, Artur Moreno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rodrigo Magalhães struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Mané Cabral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Internazionale-RS. The supporters of Matanza and Steelers booed when Internazionale-RS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anderson Porto didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 75 minutes of play, Matanza and Steelers's Waldemar Guerra made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zézinho Pinho was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Vitinho Siqueira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mané Cabral was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. In the 83rd minute, Vitinho Siqueira made a precise shot to the right of Mané Cabral. Matanza and Steelers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Matanza and Steelers's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.