Official Cup

Colina Histórica
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Patrick Cunha took the kick off in the first half of the match. Luizinho de Queirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renato Paraíba in the 4th minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, SELEVASCO's goal looked a bit too open when Domenico Tellini came free, but Nico Pizzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute Apolo Esiquio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nico Pizzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nico Pizzi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Domenico Tellini went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Luizinho de Queirós made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Xavier Van Dijk sent off a good shot on target. Patrick Cunha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Luizinho de Queirós made a huge save. After a rather tough play, All Boys's Albin Pettersson got a free kick in the 27th minute. 30 minutes into the match, SELEVASCO's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Solchaga came free, but Nico Pizzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Apolo Esiquio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nico Pizzi. SELEVASCO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Apolo Esiquio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Nico Pizzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domenico Tellini in the 35th minute of play. When Patrick Cunha came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the SELEVASCO fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Patrick Cunha couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Van Dijk in the 41st minute of play forced All Boys's goalkeeper Luizinho de Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Xavier Van Dijk notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of All Boys's Luizinho de Queirós. Luizinho de Queirós was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pablo Solchaga made a kick off. In the 52ndth minute of the game Patrick Cunha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but All Boys's Luizinho de Queirós was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cristian Vella kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Nico Pizzi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Vella in the 67th minute. Patrick Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luizinho de Queirós having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cãtãlin Hâldan in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luizinho de Queirós prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pablo Solchaga took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nico Pizzi. Nico Pizzi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Thanks to some nice moves Domenico Tellini could shoot a difficult shot in the 84th minute, which Nico Pizzi however easily saved by the left post. After 86 minutes SELEVASCO's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Albin Pettersson who took care of the corner kick. A hard shot 88 in the game by Pablo Solchaga from a close distance when the talented Nico Pizzi managed to make a qualified save. SELEVASCO's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Domenico Tellini got free with Nico Pizzi in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.