Official Cup

Estádio Salgadao
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Filipe Silva started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filipe Silva in the 3rd minute of play forced F.Salgado F.C.'s goalkeeper Matt Ryan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filipe Silva in the 8th minute of play forced F.Salgado F.C.'s goalkeeper Matt Ryan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bento Aleixo in the 15th minute of play forced F.Salgado F.C.'s goalkeeper Matt Ryan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filipe Silva in the 17th minute of play forced F.Salgado F.C.'s goalkeeper Matt Ryan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute Filipe Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matt Ryan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stuart Legzdins in the 18th minute of play forced F.Salgado F.C.'s goalkeeper Matt Ryan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Stuart Legzdins in the 19th minute. The corner led  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's Filipe Silva to fire away a dangerous shot which Matt Ryan despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Pitin Sánchez managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.Salgado F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Pitin Sánchez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexander Manninger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Teodoro Moreno recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robert Macaneață got free with Alexander Manninger in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's zone, Teodoro Moreno stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexander Manninger came out of the goal and Teodoro Moreno tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Matt Ryan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danny Farmer in the 36th minute of play. F.Salgado F.C.'s Matt Ryan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filipe Silva in the 37th minute of play. Alexander Manninger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodoro Moreno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matt Ryan came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's Filipe Silva. But to his dismay, Filipe Silva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After the first half  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teodoro Moreno to make the kick off. Alexander Manninger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodoro Moreno, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodoro Moreno in the 63rd minute of play forced  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's goalkeeper Alexander Manninger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the match, F.Salgado F.C.'s goalkeeper Matt Ryan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bento Aleixo. In the 68th minute, Bento Aleixo made a precise shot to the right of Matt Ryan. F.Salgado F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2.  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's Kaká Senna was substituted for Tomás Shelby. In the 73rd minute Teodoro Moreno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Manninger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Bento Aleixo came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the  ☆冰谷☆Manchester 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 Bento Aleixo couldn't finish the play. In the 78thth minute of the game Teodoro Moreno who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's Alexander Manninger was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Teodoro Moreno put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Alexander Manninger. Matt Ryan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stuart Legzdins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes into the match, Dawid Dziewulski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexander Manninger.  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dawid Dziewulski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 91 minutes into the match, Danny Farmer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matt Ryan. F.Salgado F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Danny Farmer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. 95 minutes into the match, F.Salgado F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Stuart Legzdins came free, but Matt Ryan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.