Official Cup

Caverna do Dragão
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carlos Cesaro started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes of play, MARTINETA's Carlos Cesaro made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Matheus Munhoz was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 7th minute, Carlos Cesaro made a precise shot to the right of Matheus Munhoz. Lindner F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Harald Keane could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Bartolo Beliran made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Harald Keane's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bartolo Beliran was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. When Albino Eliu came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the MARTINETA 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 Albino Eliu couldn't finish the play. Carlos Cesaro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Matheus Munhoz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Cesaro in the 24th minute of play forced Lindner F.C's goalkeeper Matheus Munhoz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Cesaro scored 0-3 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matheus Munhoz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 27 minutes into the match, MARTINETA's goal looked a bit too open when Dónald Trump came free, but Bartolo Beliran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bilal Sebuk hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After having played for 35 minutes, Albino Eliu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MARTINETA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Albino Eliu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Matheus Munhoz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Cesaro in the 41st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dónald Trump in the 42nd minute of play forced MARTINETA's goalkeeper Bartolo Beliran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Harald Keane reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bartolo Beliran. The goal made the score 1-3. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Harald Keane was the one to do the kick off. Victor Tepedino made in the 52nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Charlie Alfonso immediately put the ball in play. In the 54th minute Harald Keane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartolo Beliran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 59 played minutes MARTINETA got a freekick which was hit by Rafal Kaszubowski. Rafal Kaszubowski kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Lindner F.C's Matheus Munhoz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nacho Roca in the 68th minute of play. 68 minutes into the game, Nacho Roca recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Matheus Munhoz. Nacho Roca showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. Lindner F.C's Gelu Roșeanu was substituted for Dónald Trump. Lindner F.C's Dalmo Dracena was substituted for Charlie Alfonso. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Severino got free with Matheus Munhoz in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. MARTINETA's Bartolo Beliran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harald Keane in the 81st minute of play. João Severino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Matheus Munhoz made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Severino got free with Matheus Munhoz in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. MARTINETA's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.