Prized/Friendly Cup

SC Braga Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jesualdo Sacramento got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Celso Belo during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 2nd match minute, SC Braga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celso Belo to maneuver through the defense. In the 3rd minute Dé Paiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octávio Moita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in SC Braga's zone, João Francisco Mota stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Octávio Moita came out of the goal and João Francisco Mota tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. SC Braga's Octávio Moita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilian Fonseca in the 7th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goal looked a bit too open when Amadeu Pombal came free, but Octávio Moita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Octávio Moita didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Mestre GG's Dé Paiva shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Mestre GG's João Francisco Mota got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 20 played minutes SC Braga got a freekick which was hit by Hélio Cerqueira. João Francisco Mota, 21 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Reynaldo Baiano during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Mestre GG's Reynaldo Baiano got a free kick in the 22nd minute. João Francisco Mota charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Francisco Mota the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Mestre GG's João Francisco Mota got a free kick in the 25th minute. With a little luck, Mestre GG's Raúl de Amaral got control of the ball when Jesualdo Sacramento tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dé Paiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raúl de Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celso Belo, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilian Fonseca in the 40th minute of play forced SC Braga's goalkeeper Octávio Moita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Octávio Moita didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dé Paiva went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Octávio Moita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dé Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexandrino Bessa kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dé Paiva to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Amadeu Pombal fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Raúl de Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesualdo Sacramento, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After 58 minutes of play, SC Braga's Jesualdo Sacramento made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raúl de Amaral was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cassiano Guerreiro kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Reynaldo Baiano was shown his second yellow card after 83 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Reynaldo Baiano hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute, Jesualdo Sacramento made a precise shot to the right of Raúl de Amaral. Mestre GG's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Octávio Moita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Francisco Mota, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Álvaro Malheiro charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Álvaro Malheiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 90 played minutes SC Braga got a freekick which was hit by Álvaro Malheiro. Wilian Fonseca took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Octávio Moita. Octávio Moita dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3.