Official Cup

Nunes Arena
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Marquês de Herval's Alfredo Martins started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 6th minute Marquês de Herval were awarded a corner. Moussa Kabre went to the cornerflag to take it. Amílton Bezerra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alfredo Martins's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. After 19th play minutes Alfredo Martins shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Amílton Bezerra and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 24th minute Alfredo Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amílton Bezerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dida Taffarel made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Luizinho Fantini sent off a good shot on target. In the 30th minute, Alfredo Martins made a precise shot to the right of Amílton Bezerra. Nunes FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The audience was convinced that Alfredo Martins's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amílton Bezerra was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Martins in the 37th minute of play forced Nunes FC's goalkeeper Amílton Bezerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40thth minute of the game Alfredo Martins who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nunes FC's Amílton Bezerra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Marquês de Herval from getting a goal against them. If Alfredo Martins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Nunes FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Marquês de Herval were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Karl-Oskar Åkerberg to make the kick off. After 50 played minutes Marquês de Herval got a freekick which was hit by Toby Major. In the 55th minute, Gao Xiang Guang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amílton Bezerra was out of position in the 59 minute of play, and Alfredo Martins capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alfredo Martins really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Amílton Bezerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Marquês de Herval were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after Nunes FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Moussa Kabre took the corner. After taking down the ball on Marquês de Herval's corner Moussa Kabre fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Amílton Bezerra quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Martins in the 70th minute of play forced Nunes FC's goalkeeper Amílton Bezerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71stth minute of the game Alfredo Martins who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nunes FC's Amílton Bezerra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Nunes FC's zone, Lorenzo Mendebal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amílton Bezerra came out of the goal and Lorenzo Mendebal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nestor Paraibano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Amílton Bezerra made a huge save. In the last second Amílton Bezerra throw himself and got hold of the ball when Alfredo Martins in the 80thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 91st match minute, Marquês de Herval was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moussa Kabre to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Marquês de Herval had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.