Official Cup

LEVER ARENA
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Babacar Diaby got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 5 minutes, Babacar Diaby managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mirante da Portela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Babacar Diaby was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vítor Bragança hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Babacar Diaby managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mirante da Portela's supporters rose to their feet, but Babacar Diaby was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jesualdo Ferreira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jesualdo Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armindo Silveira in the 9th minute of play. Jesualdo Ferreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teófilo Vilanova, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute Babacar Diaby shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesualdo Ferreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. C U D Leverense's Jesualdo Ferreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armindo Silveira in the 20th minute of play. Jairo Gama sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bogdan Niedbalski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fábio Monteiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Zgrăbunţa in the 29th minute of play forced Mirante da Portela's goalkeeper Fábio Monteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Babacar Diaby came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Mirante da Portela 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 Babacar Diaby couldn't finish the play. In the 37th minute, Armindo Silveira 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. Armindo Silveira might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jesualdo Ferreira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Armindo Silveira ran back to his position shaking his head. Fábio Monteiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bogdan Niedbalski in the 41st minute. Jesualdo Ferreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armindo Silveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Fábio Monteiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bogdan Niedbalski in the 44th minute. After 46 minutes of play, Mirante da Portela's Armindo Silveira made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jesualdo Ferreira was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half Mirante da Portela were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Jesualdo Ferreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armindo Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in C U D Leverense's zone, Armindo Silveira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jesualdo Ferreira came out of the goal and Armindo Silveira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Valentin Zgrăbunţa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fábio Monteiro having to interfere. Fábio Monteiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Zgrăbunţa in the 64th minute of the match. Armindo Silveira might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jesualdo Ferreira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Armindo Silveira ran back to his position shaking his head. Jesualdo Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armindo Silveira in the 67th minute of play. Bogdan Niedbalski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fábio Monteiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. A collision led to Mirante da Portela getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Teófilo Vilanova hit a great ball. Vítor Bragança hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogdan Niedbalski in the 75th minute of play forced Mirante da Portela's goalkeeper Fábio Monteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nélson Marques kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. A collision led to C U D Leverense getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Alberto Moreira hit a great ball. After 88 minutes Mirante da Portela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nivaldo Macieira who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Nivaldo Macieira almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mirante da Portela's Fábio Monteiro did a great save. Jesualdo Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armindo Silveira in the 92nd minute of the match. When Mirante da Portela's Armindo Silveira in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C U D Leverense's goalie prevented a goal. Armindo Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.