Official Cup

Arena Rei Pelé
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. Niilo Mikkola started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Niilo Mikkola got free with Isidoro Maura in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Isac Prates's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dinei Pinheiro was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. When SeleSantos FC's Daniel Montenegro in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DREAM ALBANIA's goalie prevented a goal. Stefan Grabinski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dinei Pinheiro having to make a save. Dinei Pinheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isac Prates in the 13th minute of the match. Dinei Pinheiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isac Prates in the 18th minute of play. Petar Solunčevski hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 27 minutes into the game, Jacobo Casado cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Isidoro Maura was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dinei Pinheiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petar Solunčevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dinei Pinheiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petar Solunčevski in the 33rd minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Petar Solunčevski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dinei Pinheiro. SeleSantos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Petar Solunčevski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Lv Jian hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. 47 minutes into the match, DREAM ALBANIA's goalkeeper Isidoro Maura had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Niilo Mikkola.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Petar Solunčevski to make the kick off. Dinei Pinheiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isac Prates, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind SeleSantos FC's goalkeeper Dinei Pinheiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dinei Pinheiro made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Marjan Zlatanovski sent off a good shot on target. In the 68th minute Jacobo Casado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidoro Maura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, DREAM ALBANIA's goal looked a bit too open when Leif Törnqvist came free, but Isidoro Maura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute, Jacobo Casado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SeleSantos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. SeleSantos FC's Daniel Montenegro got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dinei Pinheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefan Grabinski in the 88th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stefan Grabinski in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dinei Pinheiro saved SeleSantos FC from getting behind. DREAM ALBANIA's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.