Official Cup

Old Trafford
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bálint Mezei took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Igor Moura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Sérgio Chulapa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 8 minutes into the match, POPULAR F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Norbert Révész came free, but Sandro Paranaense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute Sérgio Chulapa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcell Simon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Red Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Sérgio Chulapa came free, but Marcell Simon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, POPULAR F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Norbert Révész came free, but Sandro Paranaense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sérgio Chulapa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, POPULAR F.C's Lenílson Alagoano got a free kick in the 23rd minute. A collision led to POPULAR F.C getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Pedro Luiz Antunes hit a great ball. Marcell Simon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sérgio Chulapa's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. László Zentay charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed László Zentay the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sérgio Chulapa in the 32nd minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Marcell Simon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Red Devils booed when POPULAR F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Pedro Mattos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Osmar Garcia kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Bálint Mezei could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Sandro Paranaense made a huge save. Marcell Simon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sérgio Chulapa, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 42 minutes into the match, Red Devils's goal looked a bit too open when João Pedro Mattos came free, but Marcell Simon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Luiz Antunes hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Red Devils's Kristóf Rózsa got a free kick in the 45th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The audience was convinced that Sérgio Chulapa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcell Simon was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. 55 minutes in the game, Emanuel Diniz fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Marcell Simon having to interfere. After 56 played minutes POPULAR F.C got a freekick which was hit by João Carlos Baiano. In the 59th minute, Ákos Ács hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. POPULAR F.C's Pedro Luiz Antunes shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 60th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Marcell Simon but with some difficulty. If Pedro Luiz Antunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Norbert Révész sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Sérgio Chulapa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcell Simon was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sérgio Chulapa in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcell Simon saved Red Devils from getting behind. Sérgio Chulapa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Marcell Simon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Red Devils's Marcell Simon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Red Devils from getting a goal against them. In the 84th minute, Norbert Révész hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Red Devils's Norbert Révész got a free kick in the 87th minute. László Zentay kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After 90 played minutes, POPULAR F.C's Osmar Garcia shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marcell Simon came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in POPULAR F.C reached it. When Igor Moura fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored POPULAR F.C's protests and gave Igor Moura a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to POPULAR F.C getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Igor Moura hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, POPULAR F.C's Osmar Garcia got a free kick in the 95th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. POPULAR F.C had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.