Official Cup

Orlando Pereira
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hamílton das Neves started the match with the kick off. Ricardo Zamora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luciano Vidal, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Imperio Académico's Hilario Tab got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Magnifico FC - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Mané Tepedino hit a great ball. Ricardo Zamora stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luciano Vidal's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Ricardo Zamora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Vidal in the 17th minute of the match. Ricardo Zamora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Vidal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardo Zamora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ismael Jerrold in the 25th minute of play. After 28 minutes of play, Imperio Académico's Luciano Vidal made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ricardo Zamora was left in no man's land by his defense there! 31 minutes into the game, Imperio Académico's Luciano Vidal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ricardo Zamora made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's Ricardo Zamora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luciano Vidal in the 37th minute of play. Ricardo Zamora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Vidal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd match minute, Magnifico FC - FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Justo Gilabert to maneuver through the defense. Ricardo Zamora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ismael Jerrold in the 44th minute of play. In the 44th minute, Ismael Jerrold made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Zamora. Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 47th match minute, Magnifico FC - FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamílton das Neves to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Imperio Académico were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Luciano Vidal made the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes, Manoel Macedo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Magnifico FC - FSCMZ and the Imperio Académico players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's Manoel Macedo got a free kick in the 51st minute. 52 minutes into the game, Ismael Jerrold lined in a short shot 0-4 behind a frustrated Ricardo Zamora. 55 minutes into the match, Imperio Académico's Ismael Jerrold sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ricardo Zamora narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ricardo Zamora made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Luciano Vidal sent off a good shot on target. Ricardo Zamora made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rikard Albohm in the 63rd minute. In the 66th minute Luciano Vidal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Zamora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th match minute, Imperio Académico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carl Beck to maneuver through the defense. Imperio Académico made a substitution. Emilio Sugoi replaced Marcelino Quexal. A collision led to Imperio Académico getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Carl Beck hit a great ball. Imperio Académico's Adrian Clis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mané Tepedino in the 71st minute of play. Ricardo Zamora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amador Igon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardo Zamora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amador Igon, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 75th match minute, Imperio Académico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hilario Tab to maneuver through the defense. Ricardo Zamora made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Hilario Tab sent off a good shot on target. In the 80th minute Amador Igon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Zamora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the game, Mané Tepedino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Adrian Clis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 86 minutes into the match, Amador Igon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ricardo Zamora. Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amador Igon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Ismael Jerrold could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Ricardo Zamora made a huge save. If Alfredo Llorienzo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.