Official Cup

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Chico Secco kicked off to start the match. Wilbur Hyde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reinaldo Custódio, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Secco in the 5th minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Wilbur Hyde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquim Vilar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Santo Marcos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. After taking down the ball on El Canalla de Chicago's corner Andreas Sanchez fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Santo Marcos quite easily take care of the ball. El Canalla de Chicago's Matthew Medrano got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bo Ros in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wilbur Hyde prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 16 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's goal looked a bit too open when Amadeu Vergílio came free, but Wilbur Hyde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chico Secco in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wilbur Hyde saved El Canalla de Chicago from getting behind. Santo Marcos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquim Vilar in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeu Vergílio in the 25th minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Wilbur Hyde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Secco in the 25th minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Wilbur Hyde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. El Canalla de Chicago's Wilbur Hyde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico Secco in the 28th minute of play. Wilbur Hyde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chico Secco in the 29th minute of play. Andreas Sanchez was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 42nd minute, Andrézinho Arce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nathan Shannon hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joaquim Vilar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. El Canalla de Chicago's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Claude Mueller in the 60th minute. After having played for 63 minutes, Chico Secco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC VERDE-AMARELO PORCO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chico Secco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Santo Marcos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justin Raines in the 70th minute of the match. Emmanuel Lockhart kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. With a little luck, El Canalla de Chicago's Wilbur Hyde got control of the ball when Okan Sungurtekin tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of El Canalla de Chicago booed when FC VERDE-AMARELO PORCO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernando Rosado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santo Marcos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim Vilar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. El Canalla de Chicago's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Claude Mueller in the 77th minute. Edgard Lira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 81 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's Joaquim Vilar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santo Marcos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 83 minutes into the match, Edgard Lira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilbur Hyde. El Canalla de Chicago's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edgard Lira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 85 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's goal looked a bit too open when Edgard Lira came free, but Wilbur Hyde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santo Marcos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Vilar in the 87th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, FC VERDE-AMARELO PORCO's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquim Vilar came free, but Santo Marcos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC VERDE-AMARELO PORCO's Santo Marcos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domingo Lopez in the 92nd minute of play. Santo Marcos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Vilar, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domingo Lopez in the 96th minute of play forced FC VERDE-AMARELO PORCO's goalkeeper Santo Marcos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC VERDE-AMARELO PORCO's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.