Prized/Friendly Cup

TELHÃO DO FOOTBALL
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Chico de Sousa took the kick off in the first half of the match. Álvaro Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlinhos Tróia in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th minute Carlinhos Tróia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Álvaro Garcia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Álvaro Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chico de Sousa in the 24th minute of the match. Álvaro Garcia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlinhos Tróia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Leonardo Guerra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Álvaro Garcia was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Leonardo Guerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Garcia having to interfere. A collision led to SLB TELHA getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Paulo Bezerra hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Severino Zambujal to make the kick off. Severino Zambujal kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. 55 minutes into the game, Severino Zambujal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Dalmo Saldanha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Duda Amorim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Álvaro Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mümtazer Kutlan hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Dalmo Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Bezerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Zambujal in the 76th minute of play forced Jovens Democratas MZC's goalkeeper Dalmo Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jovens Democratas MZC made a substitution. Xu Li Sang replaced Chico de Sousa. Jovens Democratas MZC made a substitution. Marco van Basten replaced Duda Amorim. If Carlinhos Tróia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Severino Zambujal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dalmo Saldanha having to interfere. Álvaro Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco van Basten, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Severino Zambujal managed to get in a good position for a shot. SLB TELHA's supporters rose to their feet, but Severino Zambujal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dalmo Saldanha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Álvaro Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco van Basten in the 92nd minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, SLB TELHA's goal looked a bit too open when Marco van Basten came free, but Álvaro Garcia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SLB TELHA were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Jovens Democratas MZC for a fine match.