Official Cup

PAPRIKANA
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when José Augusto Novaes took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 5 minutes into the game, when Daniel Doherty put in a rough tackle. In the 7th minute there was a penalty for ITAFUT 4EVER. José Augusto Novaes stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Breasal Palmer. 0-1. Beto Aparecido hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Zé Augusto Cardoso made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Binnech Beckett sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to 1948 MKS getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Bola Taylor hit a great ball. After 18 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Beto Aparecido. If Bola Taylor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the 1948 MKS defense, José Augusto Novaes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Breasal Palmer. The 1948 MKS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Breasal Palmer should have stopped the shot. If Binnech Beckett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes into the match, 1948 MKS's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Mineiro came free, but Breasal Palmer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Breasal Palmer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Mineiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Breasal Palmer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Mineiro in the 37th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, José Augusto Novaes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Breasal Palmer. 1948 MKS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Augusto Novaes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Zé Paulo Gerber hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. José Augusto Novaes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bressal Quinnless to make the kick off. After 53 minutes, Bressal Quinnless mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 1948 MKS and the ITAFUT 4EVER players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of ITAFUT 4EVER booed when 1948 MKS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bressal Quinnless didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58th minute Binnech Beckett shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Augusto Cardoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Beto Aparecido kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. If Bressal Quinnless had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zé Augusto Cardoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Binnech Beckett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Augusto Cardoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Binnech Beckett in the 66th minute of play. When 1948 MKS's Binnech Beckett in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ITAFUT 4EVER's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bressal Quinnless in the 70th minute of play forced ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Zé Augusto Cardoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jack Callaghan kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Zé Augusto Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bressal Quinnless, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 77th minute, Beto Aparecido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 80 minutes, Bressal Quinnless managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 1948 MKS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bressal Quinnless was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Bressal Quinnless had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85thth minute of the game Binnech Beckett who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ITAFUT 4EVER's Zé Augusto Cardoso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jack Callaghan kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Orlando Mineiro's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Breasal Palmer firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 88th match minute, 1948 MKS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bola Taylor to maneuver through the defense. Orlando Mineiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Breasal Palmer read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in 1948 MKS's zone, José Augusto Novaes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Breasal Palmer came out of the goal and José Augusto Novaes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Breasal Palmer made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Orlando Mineiro sent off a good shot on target. The 1948 MKS supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ITAFUT 4EVER's performance. The match ended with a win for ITAFUT 4EVER.