Official Cup

Estádio O Legendário
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alfredo Martins took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Sebastian Zieba sped through Marquês de Herval's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dida Taffarel. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Luiz Fabiano de Lima proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Pombal 2003 F.C. from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Martins in the 11th minute of play forced Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano de Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Martins came free, but Luiz Fabiano de Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nestor Paraibano got free with Luiz Fabiano de Lima in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luiz Fabiano de Lima made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nestor Paraibano in the 22nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Di Yuan Liang in the 23rd minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Di Yuan Liang in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dida Taffarel saved Marquês de Herval from getting behind. After 32 minutes Marquês de Herval's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hermínio Moraes who took care of the corner kick. Luiz Fabiano de Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor Paraibano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Di Yuan Liang came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when German Cano came free, but Luiz Fabiano de Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Zieba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dida Taffarel was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. 43 minutes had been played when some careless play by Marquês de Herval's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hermínio Moraes was slow to take the kick. During this time Pombal 2003 F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Di Yuan Liang made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hermínio Moraes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Paraibano in the 59th minute of play forced Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano de Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Di Yuan Liang kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 68th minute Nestor Paraibano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fabiano de Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Selami Rezan came free, but Luiz Fabiano de Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luiz Fabiano de Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Martins in the 75th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the game, Marquês de Herval's German Cano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luiz Fabiano de Lima made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Luiz Fabiano de Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor Paraibano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Paraibano in the 88th minute of play forced Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano de Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute Di Yuan Liang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Zieba in the 92nd minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Marquês de Herval fans cheered their team off the field, for while Pombal 2003 F.C. had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.