Official Cup

ARENA NOVA ESPERANÇA
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xove Pintor started the match with the kick off. Alto Moco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Falcão Soeiro in the 4th minute of the match. Xove Pintor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Emerson Paraíba made a huge save. After 6 minutes Jumeuc Futebol Clube's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Esteve Urtungo who took care of the corner kick. Francisco da Cunha charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francisco da Cunha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Jumeuc Futebol Clube's Francisco da Cunha got a free kick in the 8th minute. Marcelinho Hermes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emerson Paraíba having to interfere. Alto Moco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adelino Saldanha in the 11th minute of play. Emerson Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelinho Hermes in the 15th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Esteve Urtungo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The COMCHOPP fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Jumeuc Futebol Clube's defense didn't have a chance, in the 20th minute, when Xove Pintor scored to the left of an out of position Emerson Paraíba, making the score, 2-0. If Esteve Urtungo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 27 minutes into the match, Xove Pintor had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emerson Paraíba. Jumeuc Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xove Pintor was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Emerson Paraíba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xove Pintor, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Xove Pintor's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emerson Paraíba read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Jumeuc Futebol Clube's Emerson Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelinho Hermes in the 32nd minute of play. Jumeuc Futebol Clube's Francisco da Cunha got his second yellow card of the match in the 38th minute. The referee ordered Francisco da Cunha off the ground. A collision led to Jumeuc Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Francisco da Cunha hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Jumeuc Futebol Clube's Kiko Leite got a free kick in the 41st minute. Esteve Urtungo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emerson Paraíba having to make a save. Emerson Paraíba made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Xove Pintor sent off a good shot on target. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adelino Saldanha made a kick off. Alto Moco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamilton Luis in the 51st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Jumeuc Futebol Clube's zone, Narciso Lopez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emerson Paraíba came out of the goal and Narciso Lopez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 55 minutes, Xove Pintor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. COMCHOPP's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xove Pintor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emerson Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xove Pintor in the 58th minute of play. In the 63rd minute Xove Pintor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Paraíba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xove Pintor scored 5-0 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emerson Paraíba, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Emerson Paraíba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xove Pintor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteve Urtungo in the 70th minute of play forced Jumeuc Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Emerson Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emerson Paraíba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xove Pintor's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Alto Moco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamilton Luis in the 73rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Hamilton Luis could shoot a difficult shot in the 76th minute, which Alto Moco however easily saved by the left post. Emerson Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xove Pintor in the 79th minute of play. Emerson Paraíba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Xove Pintor went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Hamilton Luis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Alto Moco made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Jumeuc Futebol Clube's zone, Xove Pintor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emerson Paraíba came out of the goal and Xove Pintor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. COMCHOPP had won after a very even match.