Official Cup

Manchester United
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Azam Chew took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Jovens Democratas MZC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Ruy de Brito hit a great ball. 8 minutes into the match, Manchester United's goal looked a bit too open when Duda Amorim came free, but Ali Artuner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute, Dominik Szoboszlai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bryan Ramachandran could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Dalmo Saldanha made a huge save. Jovens Democratas MZC's Dalmo Saldanha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Jovens Democratas MZC from getting a goal against them. In the 14th minute, Leonardo Guerra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jovens Democratas MZC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 20 minutes into the match, Manchester United's goal looked a bit too open when Duda Amorim came free, but Ali Artuner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Jovens Democratas MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Azam Chew came free, but Dalmo Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manchester United's Ali Artuner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico de Sousa in the 25th minute of play. Dalmo Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Azam Chew, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ali Artuner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Guerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Ali Artuner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Guerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Ali Artuner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonardo Guerra in the 40th minute of the match. After 41 minutes Manchester United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Leonardo Guerra who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruy de Brito in the 48th minute of play forced Manchester United's goalkeeper Ali Artuner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Jovens Democratas MZC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chico de Sousa to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Manchester United's goal looked a bit too open when Elano Loureiro came free, but Ali Artuner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dobromir Zagrodny in the 58th minute of play forced Manchester United's goalkeeper Ali Artuner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 59 minutes Manchester United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Leonardo Guerra who took care of the corner kick. Jovens Democratas MZC's Leonardo Guerra was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ali Artuner in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jovens Democratas MZC's Chico de Sousa was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 60th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Dalmo Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Azam Chew, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Dalmo Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bryan Ramachandran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jovens Democratas MZC's David Puyol was substituted for Valdir Miranda. Jovens Democratas MZC made a substitution. Durval de Queirós replaced Duda Amorim. After 68 played minutes Manchester United got a freekick which was hit by Alam Lee. Durval de Queirós struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Ali Artuner didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jovens Democratas MZC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Li Sang in the 72nd minute of play forced Manchester United's goalkeeper Ali Artuner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ali Artuner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Durval de Queirós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ali Artuner didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Xu Li Sang went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Ruy de Brito could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Ali Artuner made a huge save. Dalmo Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Azam Chew in the 88th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ruy de Brito in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ali Artuner prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the Jovens Democratas MZC defense, Alam Lee kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dalmo Saldanha. The Jovens Democratas MZC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dalmo Saldanha should have stopped the shot. The Jovens Democratas MZC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.