Official Cup

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Spectators: 446 (Terracing: 336, Seating: 102, VIP seats: 8) An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Casado in the 2nd minute of play forced Vasco FC's goalkeeper Franklin Bittencourt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 2nd minute, Ruben Casado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colognese FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 4 played minutes Colognese FC got a freekick which was hit by Ioan Cocârlă. The audience was convinced that Ruben Casado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franklin Bittencourt was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edgard Batista in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Franklin Bittencourt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Franklin Bittencourt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruben Casado, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Colognese FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Andreas Pereira in the 12th minute. After taking down the ball on Colognese FC's corner Andreas Pereira fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Franklin Bittencourt quite easily take care of the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Vasco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edgard Batista came free, but Franklin Bittencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21stth minute of the game Ruben Casado who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vasco FC's Franklin Bittencourt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Casado in the 23rd minute of play forced Vasco FC's goalkeeper Franklin Bittencourt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Colognese FC's Ruben Casado in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vasco FC's goalie prevented a goal. Alfredinho Carneiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Carlos Mazza in the 28th minute of the match. When Colognese FC's Ruben Casado in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vasco FC's goalie prevented a goal. Franklin Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruben Casado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Ruben Casado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franklin Bittencourt was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Geovanni Leme hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ruben Casado in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Franklin Bittencourt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Colognese FC's Alfredinho Carneiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Colognese FC from getting a goal against them. 45 minutes into the game, Carlos Fernando Silveira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vasco FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Colognese FC the free kick. After 45 played minutes Vasco FC got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Fernando Silveira. After 46 minutes of play, Colognese FC's Ruben Casado made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Franklin Bittencourt was left in no man's land by his defense there! 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Raphael Veiga made a kick off. After 52 played minutes Colognese FC got a freekick which was hit by Giovanni Loyola. Franklin Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgard Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ruben Casados short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Franklin Bittencourt to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Gustavo Frasco's late challenge caught a Colognese FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gustavo Frasco helped the player get up and apologised. Gustavo Frasco hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 61 minutes into the match, Vasco FC's goalkeeper Franklin Bittencourt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ruben Casado. In the 67th match minute, Colognese FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ioan Cocârlă to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute, Zé Carlos Mazza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruben Casado who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 72ndth minute tested the skills of Franklin Bittencourt when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Ruben Casado came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Colognese FC 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 Ruben Casado couldn't finish the play. Ruben Casado in the 75thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Franklin Bittencourt, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Colognese FC's Ioan Cocârlă shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 78th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Franklin Bittencourt but with some difficulty. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ruben Casado in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Franklin Bittencourt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Colognese FC were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after Vasco FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Andreas Pereira took the corner. A collision led to Vasco FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Guilherme Heidemann hit a great ball. Vasco FC's Franklin Bittencourt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Vasco FC from getting a goal against them. Juninho Santos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 87thth minute tested the skills of Franklin Bittencourt when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With his leg Franklin Bittencourt managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when Colognese FC's Juninho Santos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Batista in the 94th minute of play forced Vasco FC's goalkeeper Franklin Bittencourt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Edgard Batista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The Colognese FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.