Official Cup

Couqueiros Arena
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Angelo Pessoa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 8th minute Rogério Vidal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Bastos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Bastos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogério Vidal in the 9th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, AM United's goal looked a bit too open when Rogério Vidal came free, but David Bastos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Xie Ying Cheng fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored StrikerS™'s protests and gave Xie Ying Cheng a yellow card for diving instead. David Bastos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldaír Perdigão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AM United's David Bastos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Haaland in the 18th minute of play. David Bastos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avery Novak in the 26th minute of play. David Bastos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Avery Novak in the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogério Vidal in the 34th minute of play forced AM United's goalkeeper David Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AM United's David Bastos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Haaland in the 40th minute of play. Teodoro Freire struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Rosendo Oinatz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AM United. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Haaland in the 47th minute of play forced AM United's goalkeeper David Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Rogério Vidal made the kick off in the second half. Rosendo Oinatz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Pessoa, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Teodoro Freire managed to get in a good position for a shot. AM United's supporters rose to their feet, but Teodoro Freire was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rosendo Oinatz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 58 played minutes StrikerS™ got a freekick which was hit by Fábio Gouveia. Rosendo Oinatz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tobias Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tobias Fontes scored 1-0 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rosendo Oinatz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Haaland in the 63rd minute of play forced AM United's goalkeeper David Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to StrikerS™ getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Sebastião Almeida hit a great ball. When Fábio Gouveia fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored StrikerS™'s protests and gave Fábio Gouveia a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of AM United booed when StrikerS™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fábio Gouveia didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Angelo Pessoa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rosendo Oinatz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodoro Freire in the 79th minute of play. After 80 played minutes AM United got a freekick which was hit by Teodoro Freire. David Bastos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pedro Haaland in the 86th minute. 86 minutes into the match, AM United's goal looked a bit too open when Rogério Vidal came free, but David Bastos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Angelo Pessoa came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the AM United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Angelo Pessoa couldn't finish the play. 88 minutes into the game, Aldaír Perdigão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. StrikerS™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AM United the free kick. StrikerS™'s Rosendo Oinatz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Pessoa in the 91st minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, AM United could leave the field as winners, despite StrikerS™ having more of the ball for most of the match.