Official Cup

Algarve XXI
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Gonzalo Lixandro made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 6th minute, Joaquin Austin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atletic Elooo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, Atletic Elooo's goalkeeper Clemente Mancaş had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raimundo Ventura. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s zone, Joaquin Austin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Qiu Chuan Ran came out of the goal and Joaquin Austin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Qiu Chuan Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquin Austin, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Qiu Chuan Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquin Austin in the 29th minute of play. After having played for 31 minutes, Joaquin Austin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atletic Elooo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joaquin Austin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Clemente Mancaş took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Ventura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gonzalo Lixandro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Qiu Chuan Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquin Austin in the 36th minute of the match. Qiu Chuan Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquin Austin, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 45 minutes into the match, Atletic Elooo's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Lixandro came free, but Clemente Mancaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Qiu Chuan Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquin Austin in the 46th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joaquin Austin to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Gonzalo Lixandro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Clemente Mancaş was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. Emmanuel Anieva charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emmanuel Anieva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Atletic Elooo getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Emmanuel Anieva hit a great ball. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Claudemiro Madureira was substituted for Israel Carvalhal. In the 58th match minute, Atletic Elooo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emmanuel Anieva to maneuver through the defense. Emmanuel Anieva hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Clemente Mancaş came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Rodolfo Faria. But to his dismay, Rodolfo Faria quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Baturalp Kartal lost his temper 69 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Atletic Elooo's Grégory Gardette was substituted for Joaquin Austin. In a very dangerous position, a player in Atletic Elooo fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 69th minute. Penalty! After 85 played minutes Atletic Elooo got a freekick which was hit by Emmanuel Anieva. Clemente Mancaş showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolfo Faria, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Clemente Mancaş showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Lixandro, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Gonzalo Lixandro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 96th minute, Rodolfo Faria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.