Official Cup

Arena Tricolor
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Saronida FC's Valerios Voutsas 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. 3 minutes into the match, Bastioes EC's goal looked a bit too open when Valerios Voutsas came free, but Igor Marinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute, Karl-Heinz Schneider ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Igor Marinho was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Valerios Voutsas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 18th minute Cássio Freitas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurențiu Susara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodrigo Paiva hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Bastioes EC's Igor Marinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Heinz Schneider in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34th minute, Valerios Voutsas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Saronida FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Igor Marinho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valerios Voutsas went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. If Valerios Voutsas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valerios Voutsas scored 0-4 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Igor Marinho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Karl-Heinz Schneider's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Igor Marinho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Igor Marinho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valerios Voutsas went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Saronida FC made a substitution. Savas Ravousis replaced Manos Oustabasidis. Saronida FC's Jonas Pacheco was substituted for Stefanos Rigopoulos. Saronida FC's Huang Tian Yun was substituted for Valerios Voutsas. After 65 minutes of play, Bastioes EC's Jairo Arantes made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Laurențiu Susara was left in no man's land by his defense there! 68 minutes into the match, Saronida FC's Huang Tian Yun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Igor Marinho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Huang Tian Yun in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Igor Marinho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Bastioes EC's Igor Marinho got control of the ball when Karl-Heinz Schneider tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Saronida FC's Huang Tian Yun slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Igor Marinho. That made the score 1-6 after 85 minutes of play. Igor Marinho was out of position in the 89 minute of play, and Huang Tian Yun capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Huang Tian Yun really showed his touch with that goal: 1-7. Huang Tian Yun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Igor Marinho made a huge save. The Saronida FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.