Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena Saikô
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eliseu Fonseca got the match started through his kick off. If Zigmantas Gimbutas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th 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. When SC Braga's Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saiko FC's goalie prevented a goal. 15 minutes into the game, Zigmantas Gimbutas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Zé Sabóia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Zé Sabóia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 20 minutes of play, SC Braga's Zigmantas Gimbutas made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zé Sabóia was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zé Sabóia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 23rd minute of play. In the 25th minute, Zigmantas Gimbutas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Braga fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Emanuel Steriopol made in the 28th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Décio Dionísio. When Quintino Carvalhais came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the SC Braga 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 Quintino Carvalhais couldn't finish the play. 34 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goalkeeper Antonio Adán had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Décio Dionísio. The audience was convinced that Zigmantas Gimbutas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zé Sabóia was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Zigmantas Gimbutas managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Braga's supporters rose to their feet, but Zigmantas Gimbutas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zé Sabóia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 42nd minute of play forced Saiko FC's goalkeeper Zé Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

With his leg Zé Sabóia managed to avoid a goal in the 51stth minute, when SC Braga's Zigmantas Gimbutas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With his leg Zé Sabóia managed to avoid a goal in the 51stth minute, when SC Braga's Zigmantas Gimbutas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Antonio Adán showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseu Fonseca in the 53rd minute of the match. 53 minutes into the game, Eliseu Fonseca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Antonio Adán was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Zigmantas Gimbutas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Zé Sabóia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Quintino Carvalhais blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zé Sabóia having to make a save. SC Braga made a substitution. Stig-Åke Mattsson replaced Zigmantas Gimbutas. In the 67th minute, SC Braga's Stig-Åke Mattsson dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. Stig-Åke Mattsson'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 72nd minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, SC Braga's Stig-Åke Mattsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zé Sabóia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Saiko FC's Jairo Trancoso got a free kick in the 75th minute. 79 minutes into the match, SC Braga's Stig-Åke Mattsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zé Sabóia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Saiko FC's goalie and right to Valdomiro Lira. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Saiko FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Saiko FC's Zé Sabóia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Saiko FC from getting a goal against them. When the match was over SC Braga could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Saiko FC throughout the match.