Official Cup

Estádio BARRACA
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The Shadows's Herman Lindell 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. Mané Rezendes short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Östen Röd to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 6 minutes into the match, POPULAR F.C's Mané Rezende sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Östen Röd narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pål Hjortsberg's late challenge caught a POPULAR F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pål Hjortsberg helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to The Shadows getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Pål Hjortsberg hit a great ball. Herman Lindell succeeded in the game's 15th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. POPULAR F.C's Emílio Messias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herman Lindell in the 18th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Herman Lindell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emílio Messias was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Mané Rezende's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Östen Röd was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. The throw-in from Stig Trillkott in the 25th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by POPULAR F.C's Kaká Fantini. In the 27th minute Gary Lineker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emílio Messias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to POPULAR F.C getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Kaká Fantini hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michel Silveira during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Michel Silveira hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. The supporters of The Shadows booed when POPULAR F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kaká Fantini didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Gary Lineker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Shadows's Östen Röd played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mané Rezende in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herman Lindell in the 39th minute of play forced POPULAR F.C's goalkeeper Emílio Messias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 47 minutes, Ludwig Bock managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Shadows's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ludwig Bock was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half The Shadows were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Michel Silveira made a kick off. Östen Röd came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by POPULAR F.C's Mané Rezende. But to his dismay, Mané Rezende quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Emílio Messias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herman Lindell in the 55th minute of play. In the 55th minute of the match, Herman Lindell tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Emílio Messias saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 57th match minute, POPULAR F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mané Rezende to maneuver through the defense. Claes Bjursell was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 62 minutes into the match. 62 minutes into the game, one of The Shadows:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Östen Röd had in the 64thth minute some difficulties stopping Denílson Prado's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. When POPULAR F.C's Mané Rezende in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Shadows's goalie prevented a goal. Gary Lineker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Emílio Messias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 75 minutes into the match, POPULAR F.C's goalkeeper Emílio Messias had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ludwig Bock. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mané Rezende in the 77th minute of play forced The Shadows's goalkeeper Östen Röd to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pål Hjortsberg got free with Emílio Messias in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ludwig Bock who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 82ndth minute tested the skills of Emílio Messias when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Gary Lineker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Östen Röd showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mané Rezende, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. If Gary Lineker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to POPULAR F.C getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Hílton Martins hit a great ball. Ludwig Bock blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emílio Messias having to make a save. The Shadows were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.