Official Cup

Estadio Botulho
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Frits Evenhuis made the kick off which started today's match. Frits Evenhuis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Passakorn Mana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When MC ESPANHOL's Virgílio Serpa in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Yeroc FC's goalie prevented a goal. Teófilo Belém showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lázaro Graça in the 10th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Yeroc FC defense, Frits Evenhuis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Passakorn Mana. The Yeroc FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Passakorn Mana should have stopped the shot. Teófilo Belém showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quintino Salgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Aldo Giovannelli hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Passakorn Mana made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Kostas Sourpis sent off a good shot on target. Quintino Salgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Teófilo Belém tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Passakorn Mana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgílio Serpa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Yeroc FC booed when MC ESPANHOL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Virgílio Serpa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yeroc FC's Severino Bettencourt was substituted for Cristiano Baptista. Yeroc FC's Palmiro Velasques was substituted for Martinho Espinosa. In the 48th match minute, MC ESPANHOL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgílio Serpa to maneuver through the defense. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 52nd minute of the game. One of Yeroc FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of MC ESPANHOL:s goal. Yeroc FC:s Passakorn Mana showed great skill when he stopped Frits Evenhuis:s penalty. In the 58th minute, Kostas Sourpis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MC ESPANHOL fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. After having played for 61 minutes, Quintino Salgado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yeroc FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Quintino Salgado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 63rd minute, when Yeroc FC's Patrick Funk after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Teófilo Belém in MC ESPANHOL's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. In the 70th match minute, Yeroc FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilson Laureano to maneuver through the defense. João Gomes hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Yeroc FC's Bronislav Jirman was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Teófilo Belém in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Severino Ribeiro struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Passakorn Mana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MC ESPANHOL. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patrick Funk got free with Teófilo Belém in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 90 minutes, João Gomes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MC ESPANHOL and the Yeroc FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Teófilo Belém made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Quintino Salgado in the 91st minute of play. Zbigniew Koprowski hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. Passakorn Mana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kostas Sourpis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Yeroc FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented MC ESPANHOL from taking control. The game ends in a draw.