Official Cup

Crimson Field
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Connie Lyon started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Rua da Pinga's goal looked a bit too open when Connie Lyon came free, but Adérito Vilaça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frances Pack in the 4th minute of play forced Rua da Pinga's goalkeeper Adérito Vilaça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Rua da Pinga getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Gil Santarém hit a great ball. A collision led to Rua da Pinga getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Sidónio Pacheco hit a great ball. Connie Lyon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Adérito Vilaça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 1-0 became the score in the 12th minute when Connie Lyon elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Cezary Karpinski struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Tadeo Fidele didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rua da Pinga. In the 20thth minute of the game Connie Lyon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rua da Pinga's Adérito Vilaça was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bai Xiang Xiao hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Cezary Karpinski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tadeo Fidele was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. In the 29th minute, Connie Lyon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Crimson Knights fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The supporters of Rua da Pinga booed when Crimson Knights was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jayden Mcgirr didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adérito Vilaça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frances Pack in the 34th minute of the match. Tadeo Fidele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sidónio Pacheco, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The corner led Rua da Pinga's Wieslaw Cwenar to fire away a dangerous shot which Tadeo Fidele despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Adérito Vilaça made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Jayden Mcgirr sent off a good shot on target. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cezary Karpinski to make the kick off. Tadeo Fidele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidónio Pacheco in the 57th minute of the match. Crimson Knights's Leonard Martinaș pulled a muscle in his back after 58 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After a rather tough play, Rua da Pinga's Cezary Karpinski got a free kick in the 59th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Frances Pack managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crimson Knights's supporters rose to their feet, but Frances Pack was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adérito Vilaça breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Crimson Knights booed when Rua da Pinga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wieslaw Cwenar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adérito Vilaça came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Crimson Knights's Frances Pack. But to his dismay, Frances Pack quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. The supporters of Rua da Pinga booed when Crimson Knights was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mei Yu Zhen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rua da Pinga's Cezary Karpinski got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tadeo Fidele made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cezary Karpinski in the 76th minute. A hard shot 77 in the game by Cezary Karpinski from a close distance when the talented Tadeo Fidele managed to make a qualified save. Crimson Knights's players were relieved. Rua da Pinga's Adérito Vilaça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edwardo Perreault in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Connie Lyon in the 81st minute of play forced Rua da Pinga's goalkeeper Adérito Vilaça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rodolfo Assis during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Rua da Pinga getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Rodolfo Assis hit a great ball. Rua da Pinga's Adérito Vilaça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Connie Lyon in the 88th minute of play. Mei Yu Zhen hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Rua da Pinga's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.