Official Cup

MACONHA
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Téo Mello started the match with the kick off. Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Téo Mello in the 3rd minute of play. When Ponte do Carro's Loukianos Livas in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cup2's goalie prevented a goal. Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Téo Mello in the 6th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Luís Falcão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cup2's Mladen Pashov got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Loukianos Livas in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eliseo Moreno saved Cup2 from getting behind. Eliseo Moreno had great luck who in the 12thth minute grab hold of the ball when Loukianos Livas from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Eliseo Moreno had great luck who in the 13thth minute grab hold of the ball when Loukianos Livas from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Loukianos Livas put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Eliseo Moreno. When Ponte do Carro's Loukianos Livas in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cup2's goalie prevented a goal. Alcino Jesus who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 20thth minute tested the skills of Eliseo Moreno when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 22nd minute, Téo Mello ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Armindo Maltez was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. If Loukianos Livas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Loukianos Livas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eliseo Moreno read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Loukianos Livas got free with Eliseo Moreno in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Armindo Maltez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valeri Hadzhisotirov in the 34th minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Dimcho Fuskov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cup2's Eliseo Moreno proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Cup2 from getting a goal against them. After taking down the ball on Ponte do Carro's corner Simão Boaventura fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Eliseo Moreno quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of Cup2 booed when Ponte do Carro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonçalo Quaresma didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Téo Mello in the 44th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Loukianos Livas in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eliseo Moreno saved Cup2 from getting behind. Eliseo Moreno made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Loukianos Livas sent off a good shot on target. Valeri Hadzhisotirov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Loukianos Livas was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute Ponte do Carro were awarded a corner. Luís Falcão went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Luís Falcão almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cup2's Eliseo Moreno did a great save. Eliseo Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alcino Jesus in the 62nd minute of play. Eliseo Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loukianos Livas in the 65th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valeri Hadzhisotirov got free with Armindo Maltez in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eliseo Moreno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loukianos Livas in the 71st minute of the match. In the 79thth minute of the game Loukianos Livas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cup2's Eliseo Moreno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 81st minute, Valeri Hadzhisotirov fired away a shot that was totally unreachable for Armindo Maltez. The ball ended up just outside the left post, and Cup2's manager could be seen angrily pacing the sidelines. Ponte do Carro made a substitution. Palmiro Leite replaced Alcino Jesus. Ponte do Carro made a substitution. Ricardo Peixoto replaced Gregório Jesus. Loukianos Livas struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Eliseo Moreno didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ponte do Carro. The supporters of Ponte do Carro booed when Cup2 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleandro Ortiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Ponte do Carro's Palmiro Leite sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eliseo Moreno narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Armindo Maltez made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Téo Mello sent off a good shot on target. Ponte do Carro were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Cup2 for a fine match.