Official Cup

Monumental de CUEC
Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sergio Mustafa took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sergio Mustafa in the 5thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Andres Ekhi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some careless play in the Ricart Futebol Clube defense, Sergio Mustafa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andres Ekhi. The Ricart Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andres Ekhi should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Isaac Incendio got a free kick in the 15th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Ricart Futebol Clube's Eusebio Hori sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfredinho Gerber narrowly saved just below the crossbar. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Alfredinho Gerber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebio Hori in the 18th minute of play. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Magne Söderberg quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Vlad Geamănu, made in the 28th minute of the game. Sergio Mustafa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andres Ekhi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Alfredinho Gerber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebio Hori in the 34th minute of play. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's attentive Byrne Hopkins managed to snatch the ball when Hans-Jürgen Beckenbauer made a throw-in in the 44th minute of the game. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eusebio Hori was the one to do the kick off. Andres Ekhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergio Mustafa in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergio Mustafa in the 61st minute of play forced Ricart Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Andres Ekhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andres Ekhi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sergio Mustafa's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebio Hori in the 67th minute of play forced C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's goalkeeper Alfredinho Gerber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sergio Mustafa in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andres Ekhi saved Ricart Futebol Clube from getting behind. Andres Ekhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergio Mustafa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute Sergio Mustafa suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO made a substitution. Francisco Taveira replaced Xian J.J.. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO made a substitution. Salvador Romano replaced Sergio Mustafa. 72 minutes into the game, one of Ricart Futebol Clube:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 78 minutes into the game, Salvador Romano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Andres Ekhi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Salvador Romano in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andres Ekhi saved Ricart Futebol Clube from getting behind. In the 85th minute of the match C.U.E. DE COMERCIO got a corner. Ricart Futebol Clube's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Seb Gentiletti ran over to the corner to take the kick. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO were awarded a corner in the 89th minute after Ricart Futebol Clube's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Seb Gentiletti took the corner. When C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Salvador Romano in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ricart Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Incendio in the 95th minute of play forced Ricart Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Andres Ekhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Ricart Futebol Clube's Abel Ramalho got a free kick in the 97th minute. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.