Official Cup

DAVID de AZEVEDO
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roy Makaay kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Roy Makaay ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Bogdan Lobonț. Bogdan Lobonț yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 8th minute Isac Mihălțan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nenko Reza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roy Makaay recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bogdan Lobonț came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Villaverde Celeste Clube's Roy Makaay. But to his dismay, Roy Makaay quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roy Makaay got free with Bogdan Lobonț in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Armandinho Xavier's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bogdan Lobonț read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. Roy Makaay struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Bogdan Lobonț didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Villaverde Celeste Clube. If Guo Ao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isac Mihălțan in the 36th minute of play forced Villaverde Celeste Clube's goalkeeper Nenko Reza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bogdan Lobonț showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Makaay in the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute of the match Villaverde Celeste Clube got a corner. A4p Dejani's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Guo Ao ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Villaverde Celeste Clube's Roy Makaay to a score. 3-0 in the 41st minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Bogdan Lobonț showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Makaay in the 55th minute of the match. After taking down the ball on Villaverde Celeste Clube's corner Eduardo Angulo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Bogdan Lobonț quite easily take care of the ball. Roy Makaay scored 4-0 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bogdan Lobonț, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A sloppy throw-in by Antônio Linhares in the 62nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Villaverde Celeste Clube's Eduardo Angulo. A collision led to A4p Dejani getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Michael Klein hit a great ball. 64 minutes into the match, A4p Dejani's goal looked a bit too open when Roy Makaay came free, but Bogdan Lobonț reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the A4p Dejani defense, Roy Makaay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bogdan Lobonț. The A4p Dejani fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bogdan Lobonț should have stopped the shot. If Roy Makaay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 73rd minute, Roy Makaay left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Villaverde Celeste Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Eduardo Angulo hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Villaverde Celeste Clube had played much better football throughout.