Official Cup

João Marcatto
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, 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. Léo Donato started the match with the kick off. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Arthur de Toledo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flávio Cardoso in the 3rd minute of play. If Reynaldo do Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arthur de Toledo came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by AllRaf EC's Cláudio Salles. But to his dismay, Cláudio Salles quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The audience was convinced that Cláudio Salles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arthur de Toledo was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. 10 minutes into the game, Cauan Pena cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Arthur de Toledo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cláudio Salles in the 13th minute of play forced G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goalkeeper Arthur de Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Murillo Baiano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arthur de Toledo. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Murillo Baiano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Renato Sá recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Reynaldo do Nascimento charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Reynaldo do Nascimento the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 23rd match minute, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reynaldo do Nascimento to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cauan Pena in the 28th minute of play forced G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goalkeeper Arthur de Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wellington Fantini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Léo Donato, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After 31 minutes of play, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Léo Donato made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wellington Fantini was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 35th minute, Murillo Baiano made a precise shot to the right of Arthur de Toledo. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. In the 37thth minute of the game Cláudio Salles who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Arthur de Toledo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to AllRaf EC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Jefferson Ferraz hit a great ball. Arthur de Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renato Sá, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arthur de Toledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Salles in the 43rd minute of play. 44 minutes into the game, Renato Sá cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-6. Arthur de Toledo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-6 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cláudio Salles was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Murillo Baiano could shoot a difficult shot in the 51st minute, which Arthur de Toledo however easily saved by the left post. Jefferson Ferraz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Arthur de Toledo made a huge save. Arlindo Silveira kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 56th minute Cláudio Salles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arthur de Toledo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of AllRaf EC booed when G.E. Juventus FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Léo Donato didn't get a good kick on the ball. Murillo Baiano took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arthur de Toledo. Arthur de Toledo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-7. Alfredinho de Brito kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the game, Renato Sá recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Arthur de Toledo. Renato Sá showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-8. Murillo Baiano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Arthur de Toledo made a huge save. AllRaf EC made a substitution. Allan Velasco replaced Flávio Cardoso. 77 minutes into the game, Renato Sá recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Arthur de Toledo. Renato Sá showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-10. 81 minutes into the match, Murillo Baiano notched a goal, 1-11, to the right of G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Arthur de Toledo. Arthur de Toledo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 85 played minutes Augusto Pimenta rounded G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-12. 90 minutes into the match, Renato Sá notched a goal, 1-13, to the right of G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Arthur de Toledo. Arthur de Toledo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arthur de Toledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Pimenta in the 93rd minute of play. Arthur de Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Pimenta in the 95th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Murillo Baiano got free with Arthur de Toledo in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. AllRaf EC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.