Official Cup

Arsenio Erico
Spectators: 497 (Terracing: 374, Seating: 114, VIP seats: 9) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lázaro Seabra kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lázaro Seabra in the 3rd minute of play forced ★Independiente Ψ★'s goalkeeper Rodrigo Rey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Micael Torcato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Geleberto in the 5th minute of play. Micael Torcato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Geleberto in the 5th minute of the match. After 6 minutes of play, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Jonatan Gregory made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Micael Torcato was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 9th minute Lázaro Seabra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Rey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodrigo Rey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olívio Esteves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonatan Gregory could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Micael Torcato made a huge save. After 15 minutes, Rogério Campos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GD Almargense and the ★Independiente Ψ★ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 15th minute, Rogério Campos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 17 minutes into the match, Francisco Geleberto notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of GD Almargense's Micael Torcato. Micael Torcato was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 24 minutes into the match, GD Almargense's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Geleberto came free, but Micael Torcato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Donato Gorbea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Micael Torcato made a huge save. In the 28th minute, Laureano Madruga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GD Almargense fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Rodrigo Rey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Matanović in the 31st minute of play. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Rodrigo Rey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Matanović in the 32nd minute of play. Jeronimo Cordero's late challenge caught a GD Almargense's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jeronimo Cordero helped the player get up and apologised. Jeronimo Cordero kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Francisco Geleberto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 54 minutes, Igor Matanović managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GD Almargense's supporters crossed their fingers, but Igor Matanović was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When ★Independiente Ψ★'s Francisco Geleberto in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GD Almargense's goalie prevented a goal. Laureano Madruga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Rey having to interfere. Micael Torcato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Geleberto in the 62nd minute of the match. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Jonatan Gregory got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 65 played minutes GD Almargense got a freekick which was hit by Rogério Campos. Rodrigo Rey made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Igor Matanović sent off a good shot on target. In the 77th minute Francisco Geleberto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Micael Torcato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Homero Bessa charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Homero Bessa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to GD Almargense getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Homero Bessa hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Francisco Geleberto managed to get in a good position for a shot. ★Independiente Ψ★'s supporters rose to their feet, but Francisco Geleberto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Micael Torcato breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonatan Gregory recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to GD Almargense getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Luís Casado hit a great ball. 90 minutes into the game, Luciano Rodríguez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Rodrigo Rey was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The players didn't get much rest, but they still tried to pep each other up as they lined up for the first half in overtime. GD Almargense's Luciano Rodríguez started the play with his kick off. In the 101st minute, Luís Casado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonatan Gregory got free with Micael Torcato in the 103rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Teodosio Pudes was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post.

When it was time for second half in the overtime, the players were a bit slow, but they soon became more alert when it was time for Francisco Geleberto to make the kick off. A collision led to GD Almargense getting a freekick after 118 minutes play. Lázaro Seabra hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ★Independiente Ψ★ had won after a very even match.