Official Cup

Arena José Alvalade
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marco van Basten got the match started through his kick off. Feng Chao Wei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilson Brasil, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 7th minute Saul Goodman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romulo Frederik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilson Brasil in the 10th minute of play forced Villa Verde FC's goalkeeper Feng Chao Wei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ale Speed in the 12th minute of play forced Sporting Clube d Portugal's goalkeeper Romulo Frederik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute Saul Goodman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romulo Frederik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romulo Frederik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saul Goodman in the 19th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ale Speed in the 22nd minute of play forced Sporting Clube d Portugal's goalkeeper Romulo Frederik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sporting Clube d Portugal's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Erivaldo Borges was slow to take the kick. During this time Villa Verde FC's players had a chance to rest. In the 25th minute, Saul Goodman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Villa Verde FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Goodman in the 29th minute of play forced Sporting Clube d Portugal's goalkeeper Romulo Frederik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Saul Goodman in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Romulo Frederik prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 38 minutes into the match, Villa Verde FC's goalkeeper Feng Chao Wei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marco van Basten. Saul Goodman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Romulo Frederik read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Ronaldo Furtado hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Goodman in the 45th minute of play forced Sporting Clube d Portugal's goalkeeper Romulo Frederik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Villa Verde FC's Florian Wydrych got a free kick in the 47th minute. After the first half Villa Verde FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Saul Goodman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Saul Goodman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lennart Rosin kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. If Saul Goodman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Romulo Frederik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Goodman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 63 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube d Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Saul Goodman came free, but Romulo Frederik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66thth minute of the game Marco van Basten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Villa Verde FC's Feng Chao Wei was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Villa Verde FC's Alexsandro Garcia was substituted for Wesley Basso. Villa Verde FC's Belmiro Borges was substituted for Grigore Coroian. 68 minutes into the game, Osmar Rosario threw the ball into play from the sideline. Villa Verde FC's Erivaldo Borges quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Luís Guilherme Cearense's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Romulo Frederik read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Luís Guilherme Cearense managed to get in a good position for a shot. Villa Verde FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Guilherme Cearense was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Romulo Frederik breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 84 minutes of play, Villa Verde FC's Luís Guilherme Cearense made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Romulo Frederik was left in no man's land by his defense there! 87 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube d Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Guilherme Cearense came free, but Romulo Frederik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, Luís Guilherme Cearense notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Sporting Clube d Portugal's Romulo Frederik. Romulo Frederik was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Villa Verde FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Villa Verde FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.