Official Cup

El Templo del Dolor
Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cheng Le Xing made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim de Barros in the 3rd minute of play forced Pakorro AFC's goalkeeper Bogdan Samokovliyski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Cheng Le Xing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cheng Le Xing got free with Armindo Salgado in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arthur Guerra made in the 10th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Joaquim de Barros. When Pakorro AFC's Cheng Le Xing in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye VB-Team's goalie prevented a goal. Bogdan Samokovliyski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shao Kun Yuan in the 16th minute of play. Bogdan Samokovliyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim de Barros in the 18th minute of the match. When VB-Team's Joaquim de Barros in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pakorro AFC's goalie prevented a goal. When Cheng Le Xing came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Pakorro AFC 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 Cheng Le Xing couldn't finish the play. In the 28th minute, Pakorro AFC's Cheng Le Xing dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Arthur Guerra kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Cheng Le Xing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 34 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cheng Le Xing. Eloy Soto hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cheng Le Xing. 42 minutes into the match, Pakorro AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Caeiro came free, but Bogdan Samokovliyski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Joaquim de Barros had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bogdan Samokovliyski. Pakorro AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joaquim de Barros was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joaquim de Barros to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Luís Caeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Samokovliyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the VB-Team defense, Cheng Le Xing kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armindo Salgado. The VB-Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armindo Salgado should have stopped the shot. Armindo Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cheng Le Xing in the 59th minute of the match. Armindo Salgado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cheng Le Xing's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Caeiro in the 63rd minute of play forced Pakorro AFC's goalkeeper Bogdan Samokovliyski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armindo Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheng Le Xing in the 66th minute of play. Armindo Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abel Etxatxu, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cheng Le Xing in the 72nd minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Cheng Le Xing made a precise shot to the right of Armindo Salgado. VB-Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Pakorro AFC made a substitution. Artun Filiz replaced Marcos Firmo. Pakorro AFC's Tiger Murillo was substituted for Ali Demirci. VB-Team's Traian Hăvârneanu was substituted for Joaquim de Barros. Pakorro AFC's Astor Giampietro was substituted for Cheng Le Xing. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Astor Giampietro in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armindo Salgado prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Astor Giampietro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Armindo Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Astor Giampietro, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Traian Hăvârneanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Bogdan Samokovliyski made a huge save. 95 minutes into the game, Astor Giampietro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Armindo Salgado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pakorro AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.