Official Cup

Estádio Canindé
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zlatko Stumbov made the kick off which started today's match. Portuguesa's Régis Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albert Merodiyski in the 3rd minute of play. In the 11th minute Rungrueng Rau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Régis Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Régis Castro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sava Dodov in the 12th minute of the match. In the 14th minute of the match, Sidnei Faria got a very nice opportunity to score, but Bozhin Palakarchev was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 21st minute of the match Acho Gergishanov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Régis Castro skillfully saved the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Zlatko Stumbov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Régis Castro. Portuguesa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zlatko Stumbov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Charles Arantes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Bozhin Palakarchev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, Portuguesa's goal looked a bit too open when Zlatko Stumbov came free, but Régis Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute Sava Dodov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Régis Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Régis Castro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatko Stumbov in the 33rd minute of the match. Pedro Augusto de Barros was shown his second yellow card after 37 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Portuguesa's Pedro Augusto de Barros got a free kick in the 38th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Portuguesa's goal looked a bit too open when Sava Dodov came free, but Régis Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Bilyan Púntov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Knights Templar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Charles Arantes made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sava Dodov during the 50th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sava Dodov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Régis Castro made a huge save. Régis Castro made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Zlatko Stumbov sent off a good shot on target. Régis Castro made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Zlatko Stumbov sent off a good shot on target. Zlatko Stumbov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Régis Castro skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Régis Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roch Fedosz, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Régis Castro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bilyan Púntov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 70 minute of play. In the 74th minute, Knights Templar's Sava Dodov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Régis Castro. Régis Castro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. Portuguesa's Régis Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roch Fedosz in the 78th minute of play. Charles Arantes might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bozhin Palakarchev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Charles Arantes ran back to his position shaking his head. Bozhin Palakarchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charles Arantes, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After 82 played minutes Knights Templar got a freekick which was hit by Roch Fedosz. Régis Castro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rungrueng Rau in the 85th minute. Zlatko Stumbov scored 0-5 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Régis Castro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Régis Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roch Fedosz, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 95th minute Rungrueng Rau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Régis Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Portuguesa supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Knights Templar's performance. The match ended with a win for Knights Templar.