SC Braga Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zigmantas Gimbutas started the match with the kick off. Maicon Trevisan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 7th minute of the match. After 8 minutes Jereba 4EVER's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Quintino Carvalhais who took care of the corner kick. Quintino Carvalhais made a great header on SC Braga's corner, it was just that Jereba 4EVER's Maicon Trevisan managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 16th minute Rafinha Cearense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Adán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute André Jordão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maicon Trevisan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th match minute, SC Braga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdomiro Lira to maneuver through the defense. 20 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goal looked a bit too open when Rafinha Cearense came free, but Antonio Adán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cauan Pernambucano took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Antonio Adán. Antonio Adán dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Antonio Adán took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geovani Sanches, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antonio Adán stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Geovani Sanches's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovani Sanches in the 28th minute of play forced SC Braga's goalkeeper Antonio Adán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonio Adán showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovani Sanches in the 31st minute of the match. André Jordão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maicon Trevisan having to interfere. Maicon Trevisan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 38th minute of play. 39 minutes into the game, Jereba 4EVER's Enio Linares nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Antonio Adán made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 48th minute of play forced Jereba 4EVER's goalkeeper Maicon Trevisan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The SC Braga players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Jereba 4EVER were winning 0-2.
Jereba 4EVER's Dito Quirino was substituted for Geovani Sanches. Maicon Trevisan came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by SC Braga's Zigmantas Gimbutas. But to his dismay, Zigmantas Gimbutas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After having played for 59 minutes, André Jordão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Braga's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Jordão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jereba 4EVER's Maicon Trevisan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 61st minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Quintino Carvalhais had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maicon Trevisan. Jereba 4EVER's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Quintino Carvalhais was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. SC Braga made a substitution. Geraldo Lucas replaced André Jordão. SC Braga's Stig-Åke Mattsson was substituted for Zigmantas Gimbutas. In the 69th match minute, Jereba 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dito Quirino to maneuver through the defense. Jereba 4EVER's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rafinha Cearense in the 78th minute. After taking down the ball on Jereba 4EVER's corner Rafinha Cearense fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Antonio Adán quite easily take care of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dito Quirino got free with Antonio Adán in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 81 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goal looked a bit too open when Cauan Pernambucano came free, but Antonio Adán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, SC Braga's Antonio Adán got control of the ball when Dito Quirino tried to sneak it across the goal line. Antonio Adán made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when João Pedro Moreno sent off a good shot on target. Maicon Trevisan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geraldo Lucas, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Maicon Trevisan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stig-Åke Mattsson in the 89th minute of the match. SC Braga's Antonio Adán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cauan Pernambucano in the 90th minute of play. SC Braga's Antonio Adán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cauan Pernambucano in the 92nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quintino Carvalhais in the 96th minute of play forced Jereba 4EVER's goalkeeper Maicon Trevisan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Jereba 4EVER defense, Stig-Åke Mattsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maicon Trevisan. The Jereba 4EVER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maicon Trevisan should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. SC Braga had won after a very even match.
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