Official Cup

Arena Barcellos
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thanos Fotopoulos started the match with the kick off. When Odysseas Rousses fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Unione Sportiva's protests and gave Odysseas Rousses a yellow card for diving instead. In the 6th match minute, Unione Sportiva was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Odysseas Rousses to maneuver through the defense. Seleykos Sklavenitis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jailson Batista in the 7th minute. 11 minutes into the game, Orelio Picka was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barcellos Mineiro FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Unione Sportiva the free kick. After 11 played minutes Barcellos Mineiro FC got a freekick which was hit by Orelio Picka. The audience thought a goal was coming when Toninho Couto got free with Seleykos Sklavenitis in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gil Coelho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thanos Fotopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oileus Mavrostomos kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After having played for 22 minutes, Jailson Batista managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barcellos Mineiro FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jailson Batista was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Seleykos Sklavenitis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Toninho Couto went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. With an all-out effort, Barcellos Mineiro FC's Seleykos Sklavenitis threw himself towards the right post 27 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Orelio Picka, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to Unione Sportiva getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Nessos Koulaxizis hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jailson Batista got free with Seleykos Sklavenitis in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cássio Montenegro got free with Seleykos Sklavenitis in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Unione Sportiva's Seleykos Sklavenitis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Unione Sportiva from getting a goal against them. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Jailson Batista made the kick off in the second half. When Fausto Queirós came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Barcellos Mineiro FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fausto Queirós couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Barcellos Mineiro FC's Gil Coelho got control of the ball when Odysseas Rousses tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 55th match minute, Unione Sportiva was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alkeides Touchakis to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Unione Sportiva getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Alkeides Touchakis hit a great ball. If Jailson Batista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 59 minutes into the match, Unione Sportiva's goal looked a bit too open when Jailson Batista came free, but Seleykos Sklavenitis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Seleykos Sklavenitis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesinha Teles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Unione Sportiva booed when Barcellos Mineiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Montenegro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Barcellos Mineiro FC's Jaime de Mendonça was substituted for Orelio Picka. Lambros Kaloxylos hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Barcellos Mineiro FC's Cesinha Teles got a free kick in the 79th minute. Seleykos Sklavenitis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toninho Couto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 84 minutes of play, Barcellos Mineiro FC's Toninho Couto made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Seleykos Sklavenitis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Seleykos Sklavenitis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesinha Teles in the 90th minute of the match. In the 94th minute Jaime de Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Seleykos Sklavenitis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Unione Sportiva's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.