Official Cup

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Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Eureka's Valentim Castilho 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laureano Portugal in the 3rd minute of play forced ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s goalkeeper Altay Bayındır to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Salvador Sordo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxi Gambetta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, Eureka's goal looked a bit too open when Maxi Gambetta came free, but Salvador Sordo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s goal looked a bit too open when Quintino Lobo came free, but Altay Bayındır reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Altay Bayındır played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Belchior Valadão in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxi Gambetta in the 11th minute of play forced Eureka's goalkeeper Salvador Sordo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Salvador Sordo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxi Gambetta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute of the match ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ got a corner. Eureka's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sedat Latif ran over to the corner to take the kick. Altay Bayındır showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quintino Lobo, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maxi Gambetta got free with Salvador Sordo in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 29 minutes of play, Eureka's Laureano Portugal made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Altay Bayındır was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 36th match minute, Eureka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laureano Portugal to maneuver through the defense. Maxi Gambetta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Salvador Sordo made a huge save. In the 38th minute ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ were awarded a corner. Sedat Latif went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Marcu Ailenei getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After 47 played minutes ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ got a freekick which was hit by Marcu Ailenei. Altay Bayındır took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentim Castilho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maxi Gambetta to make the kick off. Maxi Gambetta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Salvador Sordo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eureka's Salvador Sordo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxi Gambetta in the 60th minute of play. Altay Bayındır took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laureano Portugal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Yasin Yerel was substituted for Stephan Appiah. ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™'s Bahri Paker was substituted for Sedat Latif. Laureano Portugal hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Salvador Sordo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yasin Yerel, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Altay Bayındır showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laureano Portugal, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Yasin Yerel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Eureka's Valentim Castilho got a free kick in the 77th minute. Salvador Sordo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxi Gambetta in the 81st minute of the match. Salvador Sordo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxi Gambetta in the 82nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yasin Yerel in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Salvador Sordo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 85th minute Maxi Gambetta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salvador Sordo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute of the match Tom Roll sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Salvador Sordo skillfully saved the ball. In the 87thth minute of the game Maxi Gambetta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eureka's Salvador Sordo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 87th match minute, Eureka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Barroso to maneuver through the defense. Salvador Sordo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxi Gambetta in the 88th minute of play. In the 89th minute Maxi Gambetta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salvador Sordo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Altay Bayındır showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laureano Portugal, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Quintino Lobo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 95thth minute, Altay Bayındır skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 95th match minute, Eureka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Belchior Valadão to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ŦɚȠɚʁ ɃȃҤ₠ ►eryx◄™ had won after a very even match.