Official Cup

B6
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The Lions's Arne Jonasson 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. After 2 played minutes The Lions got a freekick which was hit by Gert Carlsson. Evert Mellberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anderson Paiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Jude Monkhouse managed to get in a good position for a shot. Várzea F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Jude Monkhouse was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Evert Mellberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aloísio Secco hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Carlos Augusto Quintal made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Iustin Braniște sent off a good shot on target. Evert Mellberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anderson Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Evert Mellberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jude Monkhouse, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Evert Mellberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jude Monkhouse, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The Lions's Evert Mellberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anderson Paiva in the 32nd minute of play. Carlos Augusto Quintal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arne Jonasson, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After 35 minutes Várzea F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stig-Ove Gustafsson who took care of the corner kick. The Lions's Stig-Ove Gustafsson was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Carlos Augusto Quintal in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Carlos Augusto Quintal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iustin Braniște, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After 37 minutes of play, The Lions's Ágoston Mészáros made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlos Augusto Quintal was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Rogério Saldanha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Várzea F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Rogério Saldanha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Evert Mellberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 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 wind increased when Jude Monkhouse made the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the match, Várzea F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Iustin Braniște came free, but Carlos Augusto Quintal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Evert Mellberg was out of position in the 52 minute of play, and Anderson Paiva capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Anderson Paiva really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Carlos Augusto Quintal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arne Jonasson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Augusto Quintal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arne Jonasson, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Carlos Augusto Quintal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gert Carlsson in the 64th minute of the match. In the 66th minute, Jude Monkhouse made a precise shot to the right of Evert Mellberg. The Lions's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The Lions's Evert Mellberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dé Montenegro in the 72nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dé Montenegro got free with Evert Mellberg in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Dé Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dé Montenegro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 83rdth minute tested the skills of Evert Mellberg when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The Lions's Evert Mellberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anderson Paiva in the 84th minute of play. In the 86th minute Anderson Paiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evert Mellberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to The Lions getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Sven-Åke Pålsson hit a great ball. In the 87th minute, Sven-Åke Pålsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Várzea F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 90th match minute when Várzea F.C.'s Dé Montenegro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Várzea F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luiz Eduardo Alcântara in the 95th minute. The The Lions fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Várzea F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.