Official Cup

Black Forest
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eliseu Fonseca kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Saiko FC's goalkeeper Zé Sabóia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zé Sabóia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gino Galante in the 5th minute. In the 7th minute, The Owls's Cristian Furdui seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Cristian Furdui the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of The Owls protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Cristian Furdui had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Zé Sabóia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Recep Talha Kutyan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Gino Galante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 17 minutes into the match, Saiko FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gino Galante came free, but Zé Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute, Dănuț Lupu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Josué Gonçalves's late challenge caught a The Owls's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Josué Gonçalves helped the player get up and apologised. In the 21st minute, Josué Gonçalves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Saiko FC's Josué Gonçalves got his second yellow card of the match in the 24th minute. The referee ordered Josué Gonçalves off the ground. Josué Gonçalves hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute of the match The Owls got a corner. Saiko FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Recep Talha Kutyan ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Recep Talha Kutyan almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Saiko FC's Zé Sabóia did a great save. 30 minutes in the game, Gino Galante fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Zé Sabóia having to interfere. Eliseu Fonseca kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Gino Galante's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zé Sabóia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Zé Sabóia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gino Galante in the 33rd minute of play. Cyprian Karp hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. The Owls's Jan-Åke Emander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Bati in the 35th minute of play. The supporters of The Owls booed when Saiko FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jairo Trancoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Owls's Recep Talha Kutyan shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 43rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Zé Sabóia but with some difficulty. Jan-Åke Emander didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Décio Dionísio went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gino Galante made a kick off. In the 55th minute, Ubarna Harroyo 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. In the 60th minute Gino Galante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Sabóia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the game, Gino Galante cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Zé Sabóia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Owls's Gino Galante got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 69 minutes into the match, The Owls's Gino Galante sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zé Sabóia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gino Galante scored 3-2 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zé Sabóia, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Recep Talha Kutyan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Zé Sabóia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zé Sabóia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Recep Talha Kutyan in the 79th minute of play. Gino Galante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Zé Sabóia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of The Owls booed when Saiko FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Bati didn't get a good kick on the ball. When The Owls's Gino Galante in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saiko FC's goalie prevented a goal. Gino Galante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Sabóia having to interfere. After having played for 92 minutes, Dănuț Lupu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Owls's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dănuț Lupu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.