Official Cup

Alfa Stadium
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Alfa FC's Stian Selnes 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 5th minute, Thibau Van Mellaert made a precise shot to the right of Pedrinho de Queirós. Alfa FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a rather tough play, Alfa FC's Ciro Luz got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute, Diego Frasquito left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Venezia FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. With a little luck, Venezia FC's Roberto Abbondanzieri got control of the ball when Ferreirinha Vinhas tried to sneak it across the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Venezia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ole-Johan Larsen came free, but Roberto Abbondanzieri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Thibau Van Mellaert came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Venezia FC 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 Thibau Van Mellaert couldn't finish the play. Pedrinho de Queirós took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Desiderio Salvadore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venezia FC's Roberto Abbondanzieri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferreirinha Vinhas in the 35th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Alfa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Thibau Van Mellaert came free, but Pedrinho de Queirós reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Diego Frasquito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedrinho de Queirós was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Ferreirinha Vinhas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Roberto Abbondanzieri made a huge save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Diego Frasquito was the one to do the kick off. In the 51stth minute of the game Diego Frasquito who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alfa FC's Pedrinho de Queirós was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Alfa FC's Ole-Johan Larsen got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 56thth minute of the game Diego Frasquito who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alfa FC's Pedrinho de Queirós was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Diego Frasquito might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedrinho de Queirós. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Diego Frasquito ran back to his position shaking his head. Pastor Soter charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pastor Soter the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Venezia FC's Pastor Soter got a free kick in the 60th minute. 63 minutes into the match, Venezia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ole-Johan Larsen came free, but Roberto Abbondanzieri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 65 played minutes Alfa FC got a freekick which was hit by Narciso Aparecido. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Frasquito got free with Pedrinho de Queirós in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The corner ended in Thibau Van Mellaert almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Alfa FC's Pedrinho de Queirós did a great save. 71 minutes into the match, Diego Frasquito notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Alfa FC's Pedrinho de Queirós. Pedrinho de Queirós was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thibau Van Mellaert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Desiderio Salvadore in the 78th minute of play forced Alfa FC's goalkeeper Pedrinho de Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Alfa FC's goalkeeper Pedrinho de Queirós had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thibau Van Mellaert. Roberto Abbondanzieri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferreirinha Vinhas, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 86 minutes into the match, Alfa FC's goalkeeper Pedrinho de Queirós had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thibau Van Mellaert. When Desiderio Salvadore came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Venezia FC 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 Desiderio Salvadore couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thibau Van Mellaert got free with Pedrinho de Queirós in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 92nd minute Ole-Johan Larsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Abbondanzieri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Venezia FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Venezia FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.