Official Cup

ALFORNELOS ARENA
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's Frederico Salazar started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dário Veríssimo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Bautista in the 5th minute of the match. Severino Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vinícius Junior, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Rodrigo Bautista's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dário Veríssimo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Dário Veríssimo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rodrigo Bautista went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. If Rodrigo Bautista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rodrigo Bautista blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dário Veríssimo having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Bautista in the 25th minute of play forced ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goalkeeper Dário Veríssimo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodrigo Bautista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dário Veríssimo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Bautista in the 29th minute of play. Dário Veríssimo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Bautista, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 36 minutes into the match, Palermo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Frederico Salazar came free, but Severino Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute, Frederico Salazar made a precise shot to the right of Severino Barros. Palermo AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After a rather tough play, ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's Hasan Dokuzer got a free kick in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederico Salazar in the 42nd minute of play forced Palermo AFC's goalkeeper Severino Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodrigo Bautista might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dário Veríssimo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rodrigo Bautista ran back to his position shaking his head. Dário Veríssimo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Bautista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Severino Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frederico Salazar in the 55th minute of the match. Dário Veríssimo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodrigo Bautista's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Rodrigo Bautista blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dário Veríssimo having to make a save. Severino Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frederico Salazar in the 66th minute of the match. If Rodrigo Bautista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 70 minutes into the game, Frederico Salazar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Severino Barros was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rodrigo Bautista blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dário Veríssimo having to make a save. Dário Veríssimo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Bautista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marcelo Domiku was slow to take the kick. During this time Palermo AFC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Egon Lätte almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's Dário Veríssimo did a great save. Dário Veríssimo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Bautista, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the match, Palermo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Vinícius Junior came free, but Severino Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Palermo AFC's Severino Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuele Hottiger in the 85th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zeki Özgenc during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 87 minutes into the match, Rodrigo Bautista notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's Dário Veríssimo. Dário Veríssimo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuele Hottiger in the 93rd minute of play forced Palermo AFC's goalkeeper Severino Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC had won after a very even match.