Official Cup

Vila do Bispo
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) VB-Team's Joaquim de Barros 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. VB-Team's Avelino Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mugur Dinculescu in the 2nd minute of play. Cristiano Giannico made an important save on a dangerous shot by Shao Kun Yuan in the 3rd minute. The long shot by Enzo Pellecchia in the 5th minute really tested Cristiano Giannico's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Joaquim de Barros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Giannico having to interfere. Luís Braga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute, Luís Braga got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Joaquim de Barros kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cristiano Giannico. That made the score 1-0 in the 14 minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, 石川沙 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Avelino Cunha. VB-Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 石川沙 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a rather tough play, VB-Team's Álvaro Rezende got a free kick in the 23rd minute. VB-Team's Avelino Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mugur Dinculescu in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Antas in the 26th minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Avelino Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Antas came free, but Avelino Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. redbull united's defense didn't have a chance, in the 29th minute, when Joaquim de Barros scored to the left of an out of position Cristiano Giannico, making the score, 2-1. Cristiano Giannico didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luís Braga went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, VB-Team's Shao Kun Yuan got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 36th match minute, redbull united was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Antas to maneuver through the defense. Joaquim de Barros's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristiano Giannico read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. 石川沙 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 43rd minute Gervásio Severiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Giannico saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th match minute, redbull united was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saúl Coimbra to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of VB-Team booed when redbull united was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gastão Viveiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Joaquim de Barros managed to get in a good position for a shot. VB-Team's supporters rose to their feet, but Joaquim de Barros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristiano Giannico breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mugur Dinculescu to strike the kick off in the second half. 石川沙 succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-2 in the 52nd playminute. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind redbull united's goalkeeper Cristiano Giannico, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cristiano Giannico made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquim de Barros in the 61st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Gervásio Severiano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristiano Giannico was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. VB-Team's defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Paulo Antas scored to the left of an out of position Avelino Cunha, making the score, 4-3. 75 minutes into the match, 石川沙 notched a goal, 4-4, to the right of VB-Team's Avelino Cunha. Avelino Cunha was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet as Paulo Antas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Avelino Cunha. That made the score 4-5 in the 81 minute of play. Luís Braga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Cristiano Giannico tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. redbull united's Cristiano Giannico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervásio Severiano in the 85th minute of play. In the 94th minute Gervásio Severiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Giannico saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, redbull united's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Caeiro came free, but Cristiano Giannico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The redbull united supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing redbull united would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.