The Dedecão Stadium in Belterra was packed on Sunday (19) for the grand final of the Cup Oeste de Futebol 2020. For the title, the Belterra and Santarém teams entered the field.
On the one hand, Santarém wanting to take home the title of the On the other, the hosts of the competition, the Belterra team wanting to leave the competition trophy at home.
Unbeaten, Belterra's team beat Santarém 1-0 and won the title. The only goal of the match was scored by Paulina, at the end of the second half.
- I want to thank God a lot, before the game I left home and cried and asked Him for that title and He gave it to me. If today I cry, I get emotional, it's joy, to be part of this team that welcomed me from the beginning - said Paulina.
Even with the defeat, the Santarém team did not bow their heads and promised even more effort for the next edition of the competition. The goal was scored after a failure by the Santarém defense. The side, in an attempt to take the ball, ended up handing the ball to the attack by Belterra who took the opportunity and scored the goal.
- We can't keep our heads down, life goes on. Next year there is more, we have to prepare for that, because it was just a failure, we played well, but they deserved the goal - Julien Silva.
The coach of the Belterra National Team, Rafael Silva Nogueira, praised the team's performance and praised the public's presence in Dedecão.
- Unfortunately women's football still suffers a little prejudice, but they have proven their competence. If it were a male competition, I wouldn't have this crowd that came here today - said Rafael.
The 4th edition of the competition rewarded the teams and athletes who competed in the Women's West Cup. In total, more than R $ 29 thousand in awards were delivered. The competition coordinator, Oseias Santos, from the Independent League, evaluated the edition that was held in Belterra.
- Thank God the Cup was a success, that means a lot to us. Congratulations to women's football, for the development it is having and the support of this municipality. It is a competition that we are giving more than R $ 29 thousand in prizes.
