Official Cup

VAR Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pedro Mata got the match started through his kick off. When Álvaro Pinheiro fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vitória StrikerS™'s protests and gave Álvaro Pinheiro a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Vitória StrikerS™ getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Álvaro Pinheiro hit a great ball. In the 6th match minute, VAR is coming was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yuri Rivera to maneuver through the defense. After 7 played minutes, Vitória StrikerS™'s Aristides Fragoso shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nicanor Cacheres came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Vitória StrikerS™ reached it. Nicanor Cacheres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélio Paião in the 8th minute of play. When Hanni Ruiz came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the VAR is coming 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 Hanni Ruiz couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélio Paião in the 15th minute of play forced VAR is coming's goalkeeper Nicanor Cacheres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquim Nogueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hélio Paião took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicanor Cacheres. Nicanor Cacheres dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 27th minute, Romeo Hidalgo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 32 minutes into the match, Albérico Santarém had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicanor Cacheres. VAR is coming's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Albérico Santarém was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Álvaro Pinheiro kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Nicanor Cacheres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hélio Paião in the 38th minute of the match. Nicanor Cacheres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albérico Santarém in the 38th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Teofilo Santiago was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. VAR is coming's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vitória StrikerS™ the free kick. In the 42nd minute, Teofilo Santiago hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 43rd play minutes Pedro Mata shot 0-4, a short shot which went by Nicanor Cacheres and just under the crossbar into goal. The VAR is coming players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Vitória StrikerS™ were winning 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hanni Ruiz made a kick off. Hélio Paião kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. In the 53rd minute, Ramiro Ornelas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nicanor Cacheres. The goal made the score 0-5. Nicanor Cacheres came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Vitória StrikerS™'s Joaquim Nogueira. But to his dismay, Joaquim Nogueira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. When the match clock showed 60 minutes, the score became 0-7 when Pedro Mata sped through VAR is coming's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nicanor Cacheres. In the 64th minute, Vitória StrikerS™'s Pedro Mata ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nicanor Cacheres. Nicanor Cacheres yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. Nicanor Cacheres was out of position in the 72 minute of play, and Hélio Paião capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hélio Paião really showed his touch with that goal: 0-9. In the 76th match minute, Vitória StrikerS™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zacarias Santos to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Mata received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nicanor Cacheres came out and tried to block the shot, but Pedro Mata slotted it home off the left post making it 0-10 in the 78th minute. In the 81st minute, VAR is coming's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Joaquim Nogueira fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Joaquim Nogueira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Nicanor Cacheres made a huge save. Nicanor Cacheres stood somewhat misplaced when Pedro Mata came free in front of goal and shot 0-11 to the left of him in the 87 minute. When Joaquim Nogueira came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Vitória StrikerS™ 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 Joaquim Nogueira couldn't finish the play. Nicanor Cacheres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hélio Paião in the 93rd minute of the match. Nicanor Cacheres made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Albérico Santarém sent off a good shot on target. Vitória StrikerS™ played a much better game than VAR is coming and deserved their victory. The VAR is coming players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.