Official Cup

Taquarão
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Robinho Pitta started the match with the kick off. Marco Ramos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Varela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Botafogo MZRJ's Enio Abreu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Fabinho Aguiar, made in the 18th minute of the game. If Edgard Reis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Clube Atl. Taquaritinga defense, Fernandão Batista kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Germano Arósio. The Clube Atl. Taquaritinga fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Germano Arósio should have stopped the shot. Germano Arósio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cido Nóbrega, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Germano Arósio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernandão Batista in the 36th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's goal looked a bit too open when Fernandão Batista came free, but Germano Arósio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st match minute, Botafogo MZRJ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cido Nóbrega to maneuver through the defense. After 44 played minutes Botafogo MZRJ got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldo Braga. In the 47th minute, Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Robinho Pitta ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marco Ramos. Marco Ramos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fernandão Batista stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nestor Galvão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Marco Ramos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oséias Teixeira kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Zé Roberto Paranaense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 60th minute Nestor Galvão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Ramos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cido Nóbrega scored 1-2 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Germano Arósio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edgard Reis during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 65th match minute, Botafogo MZRJ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgard Reis to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cido Nóbrega in the 73rd minute of play forced Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's goalkeeper Germano Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th match minute, Botafogo MZRJ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafinha Cosme to maneuver through the defense. Marco Ramos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carlinhos Baiano went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. In the 87th minute, Cido Nóbrega hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marco Ramos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlinhos Baiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rafinha Cosme during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Botafogo MZRJ getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Rafinha Cosme hit a great ball. A collision led to Clube Atl. Taquaritinga getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Tiaguinho Cruz hit a great ball. Germano Arósio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernandão Batista in the 98th minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.