Official Cup

Arena Rafah
Spectators: 937 (Terracing: 704, Seating: 215, VIP seats: 18) The mood of the audience was pleasant when José Pedro Miranda made the kick off which started today's match. Octaaf Haesevoets showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeferino Matos in the 10th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Pedro Miranda in the 12th minute of play forced Shabab Rafah's goalkeeper Silviu Lung to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute Duda Mineiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silviu Lung saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mário Andrade hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. LULU TRICOLOR's Octaaf Haesevoets played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeferino Matos in the 22nd minute of play. Shabab Rafah's Silviu Lung played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Pedro Miranda in the 25th minute of play. Octaaf Haesevoets took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diogo Resende, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the match, Shabab Rafah's goal looked a bit too open when José Pedro Miranda came free, but Silviu Lung reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, LULU TRICOLOR's goalkeeper Octaaf Haesevoets had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kadri Şerafeddin. In the 39th minute José Pedro Miranda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silviu Lung saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Shabab Rafah getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Kadri Şerafeddin hit a great ball. Duda Mineiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Silviu Lung tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Christopher Lofthouse made the kick off in the second half. LULU TRICOLOR's Octaaf Haesevoets played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christopher Lofthouse in the 53rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Umut Usum during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 53 played minutes LULU TRICOLOR got a freekick which was hit by Umut Usum. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diogo Resende in the 57th minute of play forced LULU TRICOLOR's goalkeeper Octaaf Haesevoets to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Harvey Pinder made in the 61st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Kadri Şerafeddin immediately put the ball in play. Octaaf Haesevoets took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diogo Resende, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the match, LULU TRICOLOR's goal looked a bit too open when Zeferino Matos came free, but Octaaf Haesevoets reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. LULU TRICOLOR's Cleiton Alves quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Harvey Pinder, made in the 71st minute of the game. In the 79th minute Téo Félix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silviu Lung saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Shabab Rafah's Christopher Lofthouse in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LULU TRICOLOR's goalie prevented a goal. Shabab Rafah's Silviu Lung proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Shabab Rafah from getting a goal against them. 86 minutes into the match, LULU TRICOLOR's José Pedro Miranda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Silviu Lung narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Shabab Rafah booed when LULU TRICOLOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Pedro Miranda didn't get a good kick on the ball. The throw-in from Harvey Pinder in the 93rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by LULU TRICOLOR's Umut Usum. Christopher Lofthouse scored 1-0 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Octaaf Haesevoets, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. LULU TRICOLOR made a substitution. István Borbély replaced Wiliam Sanches. LULU TRICOLOR made a substitution. Juninho Donatello replaced Alberto Albuquerque. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Shabab Rafah had won after a very even match.