Official Cup

Ninho do Pombo
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Di Yuan Liang made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 minutes, Nestor Paraibano made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Luiz Fabiano de Lima tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 11 minutes into the match, Nestor Paraibano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luiz Fabiano de Lima. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nestor Paraibano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. When German Cano came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Marquês de Herval 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 German Cano couldn't finish the play. 25 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. Luiz Fabiano de Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from German Cano, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Gaston Gonzalez hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 33rd 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. Luiz Fabiano de Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Luiz Fabiano de Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Martins in the 41st minute of play. Luiz Fabiano de Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 45th match minute, Marquês de Herval was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Selami Rezan to maneuver through the defense.

In the 51st minute of the match, Nestor Paraibano got a very nice opportunity to score, but Luiz Fabiano de Lima was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Alfredo Martins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Paraibano in the 64th 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. Lautaro-Gabriel Viana hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute German Cano 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. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro-Gabriel Viana in the 84th minute of play. Luiz Fabiano de Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 95 minutes into the game, Alfredo Martins recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Luiz Fabiano de Lima. Alfredo Martins showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Marquês de Herval had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.