Official Cup

Portugália Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Thiago Senna started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6th minute, Pit Bull hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 8th minute Cipriano Tavio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Soberano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Victor Erauso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thiago Senna in the 14th minute of play. Rogério Soberano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adilson Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thiago Senna in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Victor Erauso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 21 minutes into the match, Alijilán returns's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Senna came free, but Victor Erauso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rogério Soberano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wang Cheng Xiang, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. A sloppy throw-in by Saul Orti in the 30th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by CA Portugália's Fernandinho Barral. Saul Orti made in the 30th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Aytuğ Aral. 32 minutes into the game, Saul Orti threw the ball into play from the sideline. CA Portugália's Fernandinho Barral quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When the match clock showed 34 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Thiago Senna sped through Alijilán returns's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Victor Erauso. Rogério Soberano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Co Bayo, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. A collision led to Alijilán returns getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Adilson Rocha hit a great ball. In the 40th minute, Thiago Senna ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Victor Erauso was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Wang Cheng Xiang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rogério Soberano having to interfere. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wang Cheng Xiang was the one to do the kick off. Co Bayo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Rogério Soberano made a huge save. Victor Erauso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Fernando dos Santos in the 59th minute of the match. In the 60th minute of the match CA Portugália got a corner. Alijilán returns's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fernandinho Barral ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Fernandinho Barral almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Alijilán returns's Victor Erauso did a great save. Genaro Oso hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, CA Portugália's Fernandinho Barral tried to score from far away in the 62nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Alijilán returns's Sly Noble was substituted for Kieth Van Damme. A collision led to CA Portugália getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Fernandinho Barral hit a great ball. Co Bayo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Rogério Soberano made a huge save. A collision led to Alijilán returns getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Saul Orti hit a great ball. Victor Erauso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Fernando dos Santos in the 76th minute of the match. Rogério Soberano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wang Cheng Xiang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rogério Soberano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aytuğ Aral in the 78th minute of the match. In the 84th minute Wang Cheng Xiang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Soberano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Co Bayo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rogério Soberano firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 93rd minute Barry Gunn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Erauso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gu Xiang Zhou during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, CA Portugália's Gu Xiang Zhou got a free kick in the 96th minute. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. CA Portugália were victorious despite being under pressure from Alijilán returns for much of the match.