Official Cup

Estadio do Dragao
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Dragonf⮊rcE's Barry Houghton 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. If Barry Houghton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xavier Sabrosa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zacarias Sesimbra having to make a save. Xavier Sabrosa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Zacarias Sesimbra made a huge save. In the 12th minute Barry Houghton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enzo Morais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dragonf⮊rcE were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after ZEZOM TEAM's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Herman Dresselbjerg took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ZEZOM TEAM's goalie and right to Virgílio Coelho. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ZEZOM TEAM's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xavier Sabrosa got free with Zacarias Sesimbra in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Afonso Quadros got a throw-in 18 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Barry Houghton. Enzo Morais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barry Houghton in the 29th minute of the match. José Vieira made in the 31st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Dragonf⮊rcE's Virgílio Coelho. Enzo Morais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barry Houghton in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the game, Dragonf⮊rcE's Virgílio Coelho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Enzo Morais made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Enzo Morais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herman Dresselbjerg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 39 minutes, Zacarias Sesimbra successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Xavier Sabrosas short, quick shot in the 42ndth minute got Zacarias Sesimbra to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Enzo Morais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barry Houghton in the 44th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the game, Joaquim Teves cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Zacarias Sesimbra was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joaquim Teves stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zacarias Sesimbra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Sabrosa in the 57th minute of play. Zacarias Sesimbra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Sabrosa in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Teves in the 62nd minute of play forced Dragonf⮊rcE's goalkeeper Zacarias Sesimbra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dragonf⮊rcE's Zacarias Sesimbra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavier Sabrosa in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Sabrosa in the 65th minute of play forced Dragonf⮊rcE's goalkeeper Zacarias Sesimbra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dragonf⮊rcE's Ludo Tobbackers was substituted for Herman Dresselbjerg. The supporters of Dragonf⮊rcE booed when ZEZOM TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Vieira didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th minute, Dragonf⮊rcE's Barry Houghton dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. ZEZOM TEAM made a substitution. Nate Calas replaced Márton Peterdy. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind ZEZOM TEAM's goalkeeper Enzo Morais, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 75th minute Dragonf⮊rcE were awarded a corner. Ludo Tobbackers went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Mariano Regalado almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ZEZOM TEAM's Enzo Morais did a great save. Zacarias Sesimbra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nate Calas in the 79th minute of the match. Barry Houghton struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Enzo Morais didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dragonf⮊rcE. Dragonf⮊rcE's Artur Sawicki was substituted for Barry Houghton. Artur Sawicki's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Enzo Morais read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Virgílio Coelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Dragonf⮊rcE booed when ZEZOM TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michal Budzyn didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Dragonf⮊rcE supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Dragonf⮊rcE would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.