Official Cup

Arena Almeidão
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Erberk Tunçkol got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Igor Linares during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. La Para had in the 4thth minute some difficulties stopping Albin Anundsson's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 7 played minutes FC Lugano got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Testa. Jack Saunders kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 11th minute Jack Saunders shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mané Barreto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. E. C. Flamengo Paraibano's Mané Barreto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jack Saunders in the 12th minute of play. FC Lugano's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zhao Le Sen in the 14th minute. The corner ended in Fred Lara almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but E. C. Flamengo Paraibano's Mané Barreto did a great save. After 16 minutes E. C. Flamengo Paraibano's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zhao Le Sen who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on FC Lugano's corner Fred Lara fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mané Barreto quite easily take care of the ball. After 22 played minutes E. C. Flamengo Paraibano got a freekick which was hit by Erberk Tunçkol. With 23 minutes on the clock, Andrzej Solarek commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. E. C. Flamengo Paraibano:s Mané Barreto showed great skill when he stopped Jakub Waselenczuk:s penalty. In the 24th minute, Jakub Waselenczuk made a precise shot to the right of Mané Barreto. E. C. Flamengo Paraibano's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 29 minutes into the match, Fred Lara notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of E. C. Flamengo Paraibano's Mané Barreto. Mané Barreto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erberk Tunçkol in the 37th minute of play forced FC Lugano's goalkeeper La Para to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erberk Tunçkol in the 37th minute of play forced FC Lugano's goalkeeper La Para to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Fred Lara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mané Barreto was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. In the 45th minute Fred Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mané Barreto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, E. C. Flamengo Paraibano's goal looked a bit too open when Jack Saunders came free, but Mané Barreto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Albano Piearres's late challenge caught a FC Lugano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Albano Piearres helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th match minute, E. C. Flamengo Paraibano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albano Piearres to maneuver through the defense.

The wind increased when Fred Lara made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, FC Lugano's goal looked a bit too open when Albin Anundsson came free, but La Para reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. E. C. Flamengo Paraibano's Mané Barreto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Lara in the 52nd minute of play. Mané Barreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yusuf Ziya Cerit in the 58th minute of play. The supporters of E. C. Flamengo Paraibano booed when FC Lugano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nereo Precioso didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Lugano's Nereo Precioso got a free kick in the 64th minute. Jack Saunders received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mané Barreto came out and tried to block the shot, but Jack Saunders slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 72nd minute. E. C. Flamengo Paraibano made a substitution. Jefferson Ortiz replaced Jorginho Lago. Mané Barreto made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Yusuf Ziya Cerit sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in E. C. Flamengo Paraibano's zone, Yusuf Ziya Cerit stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mané Barreto came out of the goal and Yusuf Ziya Cerit tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fred Lara got free with Mané Barreto in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, E. C. Flamengo Paraibano's Edinho Dantas got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the last second Mané Barreto throw himself and got hold of the ball when Fred Lara in the 86thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 92 minutes into the game, FC Lugano's Fred Lara nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mané Barreto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. If Klas Tingelholm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. E. C. Flamengo Paraibano's Mané Barreto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Lara in the 95th minute of play. When the match was over FC Lugano could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than E. C. Flamengo Paraibano throughout the match.