Official Cup

Avant Alviverde
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mehat Kovaçi kicked off to start the match. Will Muralhas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehat Kovaçi in the 3rd minute of the match. Giuseppe Esteves's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ismael Furman firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to SE Palmeiras getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Alfredinho Reis hit a great ball. After some careless play in the SE Palmeiras defense, Mehat Kovaçi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Will Muralhas. The SE Palmeiras fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Will Muralhas should have stopped the shot. Will Muralhas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehat Kovaçi, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. The corner led to Equipo's Unai Papachronopoulos getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 19 minutes into the match, SE Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Mehat Kovaçi came free, but Will Muralhas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Mehat Kovaçi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehat Kovaçi in the 26th minute of play forced SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Will Muralhas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, SE Palmeiras's Giuseppe Esteves dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. A collision led to SE Palmeiras getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Alfredinho Reis hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Mehat Kovaçi put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Will Muralhas. Will Muralhas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mehat Kovaçi's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. 47 minutes into the match, SE Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Mehat Kovaçi came free, but Will Muralhas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Equipo were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Giuseppe Esteves in the 52nd minute of play forced Equipo's goalkeeper Ismael Furman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mehat Kovaçi got free with Will Muralhas in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot 55 in the game by Mehat Kovaçi from a close distance when the talented Will Muralhas managed to make a qualified save. SE Palmeiras's players were relieved. Alfredinho Reis charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alfredinho Reis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th match minute, SE Palmeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredinho Reis to maneuver through the defense. When Alfredinho Reis was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 68 minutes had been played. A collision led to SE Palmeiras getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Alfredinho Reis hit a great ball. Will Muralhas was a little too slow when Bruno Beugnet got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 72nd minute. The score was now 1-4. Will Muralhas was a little too slow when Bruno Beugnet got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 75th minute. The score was now 1-5. With a little luck, SE Palmeiras's Will Muralhas got control of the ball when Bruno Beugnet tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 79th minute of the match Equipo got a corner. SE Palmeiras's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jairo Zambrano ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Bruno Beugnet got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Will Muralhas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Edson Chaves kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. When Jairo Zambrano came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Equipo 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 Jairo Zambrano couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfredo Vieira during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alfredo Vieira kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Will Muralhas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Beugnet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Equipo played a much better game than SE Palmeiras and deserved their victory. The SE Palmeiras players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.