Official Cup

Urbano Caldeira
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Artur Dracena kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes TIMETER EC -DMZ- got a freekick which was hit by Manoel Arce. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Artur Dracena managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santos City's supporters rose to their feet, but Artur Dracena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Betinho Paiva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 8 minutes into the match, TIMETER EC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Betinho Paiva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Válbson Ortiz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manoel Arce in the 11th minute of play forced Santos City's goalkeeper Nuno Bittencourt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the game, TIMETER EC -DMZ-'s Haroldo Zanette nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nuno Bittencourt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. TIMETER EC -DMZ-'s Pedro Luiz Aguiar got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nuno Bittencourt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Luiz Aguiar in the 27th minute of play. Nuno Bittencourt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Luiz Aguiar, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Zanette in the 43rd minute of play forced Santos City's goalkeeper Nuno Bittencourt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gugu Alves kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After having played for 46 minutes, Geovani Silveira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TIMETER EC -DMZ-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Geovani Silveira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 51st match minute, Santos City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdomiro Arce to maneuver through the defense. After 52 played minutes, TIMETER EC -DMZ-'s Geovani Silveira shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nuno Bittencourt came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in TIMETER EC -DMZ- reached it. In the 57th match minute, TIMETER EC -DMZ- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilvan Galvão to maneuver through the defense. After 60 played minutes Santos City got a freekick which was hit by Valdomiro Arce. Nuno Bittencourt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haroldo Zanette in the 64th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Haroldo Zanette managed to get in a good position for a shot. TIMETER EC -DMZ-'s supporters rose to their feet, but Haroldo Zanette was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nuno Bittencourt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 69th minute Haroldo Zanette shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Bittencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Santos City getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Celsinho Alcântara hit a great ball. With a little luck, Santos City's Nuno Bittencourt got control of the ball when Dráuzio Proença tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nuno Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haroldo Zanette, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nuno Bittencourt came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by TIMETER EC -DMZ-'s Haroldo Zanette. But to his dismay, Haroldo Zanette quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 93rd minute, TIMETER EC -DMZ-'s Manoel Arce ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nuno Bittencourt. Nuno Bittencourt yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Haroldo Zanette received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nuno Bittencourt came out and tried to block the shot, but Haroldo Zanette slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 96th minute. TIMETER EC -DMZ-'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.