Official Cup

Arena Bulls
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Henrique Prata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorio Pabla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th match minute, POPULAR F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Léo Gonçalves to maneuver through the defense. Victorio Pabla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Henrique Prata read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Grêmio Bulls's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gilson Cordeiro was slow to take the kick. During this time POPULAR F.C's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Mei Xun Jun managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 19th minute, Sunday Skinas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Rowen Doherty's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pancracio Paniagua was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rowen Doherty in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pancracio Paniagua prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Grêmio Bulls were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after POPULAR F.C's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sebastião Tróia took the corner. Sebastião Tróia made a great header on Grêmio Bulls's corner, it was just that POPULAR F.C's Pancracio Paniagua managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sunday Skinas got free with Pancracio Paniagua in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Romulo Lehen in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pancracio Paniagua prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, POPULAR F.C's Eusebiu Gârbovan got a free kick in the 31st minute. With an all-out effort, Grêmio Bulls's Pancracio Paniagua threw himself towards the right post 35 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Romulo Lehen, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Pancracio Paniagua took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rowen Doherty, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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.

In the 52nd minute, Romulo Lehen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grêmio Bulls fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Sebastião Tróia made in the 56th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Rowen Doherty. After having played for 58 minutes, Romulo Lehen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grêmio Bulls's supporters crossed their fingers, but Romulo Lehen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Alfredo Dante came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Grêmio Bulls 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 Alfredo Dante couldn't finish the play. Grêmio Bulls made a substitution. Wei Shu Gang replaced Sunday Skinas. Grêmio Bulls made a substitution. Pedrão Prata replaced Romulo Lehen. POPULAR F.C made a substitution. Váldson Tande replaced Mei Xun Jun. POPULAR F.C's Denílson Prado was substituted for Stefaan Valkeneers. 73 minutes into the game, Denílson Prado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. POPULAR F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Grêmio Bulls the free kick. After 74 played minutes POPULAR F.C got a freekick which was hit by Denílson Prado. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rowen Doherty in the 74th minute of play forced POPULAR F.C's goalkeeper Pancracio Paniagua to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amauri Lucas kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After taking down the ball on POPULAR F.C's corner Léo Gonçalves fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Henrique Prata quite easily take care of the ball. The audience was convinced that Victorio Pabla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henrique Prata was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rowen Doherty in the 86th minute of play forced POPULAR F.C's goalkeeper Pancracio Paniagua to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, POPULAR F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Pedrão Prata came free, but Pancracio Paniagua reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pancracio Paniagua took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedrão Prata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pancracio Paniagua showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedrão Prata in the 94th minute of the match. Victorio Pabla might have been able to make a better finish in the 97th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Henrique Prata. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Victorio Pabla ran back to his position shaking his head. Grêmio Bulls's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.