Official Cup

B. B. Bats Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Horaţiu Bacalbașa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ya Perdimos F.C.'s Paulo Duarte proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Ya Perdimos F.C. from getting a goal against them. Bacardi Black Bats were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after Ya Perdimos F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hermenegildo Rebelo took the corner. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leandro Calçada got free with Paulo Duarte in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 11th minute, Ryan Hita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Artur Brudzisz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 14 minutes of play, Ya Perdimos F.C.'s Charro Dieguez made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Artur Brudzisz was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 21st minute Faron Castrejana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Brudzisz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Duarte made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Horaţiu Bacalbașa sent off a good shot on target. Horaţiu Bacalbașa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Paulo Duarte made a huge save. With a little luck, Ya Perdimos F.C.'s Paulo Duarte got control of the ball when Horaţiu Bacalbașa tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 30th minute Faron Castrejana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Brudzisz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Duarte was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Horaţiu Bacalbașa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 34 minute of play. In the 38th minute of the match Reinaldo Gancedo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Artur Brudzisz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Horaţiu Bacalbașa in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paulo Duarte saved Ya Perdimos F.C. from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reinaldo Gancedo in the 44th minute of play forced Bacardi Black Bats's goalkeeper Artur Brudzisz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Charro Dieguez made a kick off. Paulo Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wojciech Grunwalski in the 56th minute of the match. Artur Brudzisz made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Charro Dieguez sent off a good shot on target. A well done corner resulted in Victorino Viñaspre drilling the ball in to score 2-4 behind Bacardi Black Bats's goalkeeper. Ya Perdimos F.C.'s José Saramago was substituted for Faron Castrejana. Ya Perdimos F.C.'s Artal Alzorbe was substituted for Álvaro Fonseca. Artur Brudzisz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Saramago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the game, Garin Lerma was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ya Perdimos F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bacardi Black Bats the free kick. The supporters of Bacardi Black Bats booed when Ya Perdimos F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Garin Lerma didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Ya Perdimos F.C.'s Reinaldo Gancedo got a free kick in the 94th minute. Horaţiu Bacalbașa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match was over Ya Perdimos F.C. could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Bacardi Black Bats throughout the match.