Official Cup

Acatar Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alin Chiru got the match started through his kick off. Alin Chiru in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mazinho Barreto, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Alin Chiru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Meireles in the 11th minute of play forced FC Acatar's goalkeeper Ekhemos Kezdoglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alin Chirus short, quick shot in the 14thth minute got Mazinho Barreto to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Stefanos Ntinopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Acatar's protests and gave Stefanos Ntinopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. Stefanos Ntinopoulos hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alin Chiru got free with Mazinho Barreto in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mazinho Barreto was a little too slow when Alin Chiru got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 28th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 32nd minute, José Maria Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute Jardel Meireles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ekhemos Kezdoglou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alin Chiru's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Mazinho Barreto firmly grabbed it by the left post. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Constantin Bâlea put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Mazinho Barreto. In the 43rd minute, Jardel Meireles left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jardel Meireles stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ekhemos Kezdoglou made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when José Maria Cunha sent off a good shot on target. Hulk Orange received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Ekhemos Kezdoglou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Acatar's Ekhemos Kezdoglou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Maria Cunha in the 63rd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Jardel Meireles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ekhemos Kezdoglou. FC Acatar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jardel Meireles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Ekhemos Kezdoglou made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Manoel Mandrak sent off a good shot on target. Manoel Mandraks short, quick shot in the 74thth minute got Ekhemos Kezdoglou to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 75th match minute, FC Acatar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Padro to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Acatar's goalkeeper Ekhemos Kezdoglou, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Constantin Bâlea's late challenge caught a FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Constantin Bâlea helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC Acatar's Constantin Bâlea got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Mazinho Barreto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alin Chiru, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Acatar's Constantin Bâlea got a free kick in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manoel Mandrak in the 97th minute of play forced FC Acatar's goalkeeper Ekhemos Kezdoglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Despite being the better team, FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.