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Cup2 Stadium
Spectators: 8467 (Terracing: 6351, Seating: 1947, VIP seats: 169) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Téo Mello got the match started through his kick off. Oscar Pombal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Téo Mello, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After a rather tough play, R«STAR EAGLES»K's Pedro Gaspar got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 10thth minute of the game Dimcho Fuskov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but R«STAR EAGLES»K's Oscar Pombal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 12 minutes into the match, R«STAR EAGLES»K's goal looked a bit too open when Dimcho Fuskov came free, but Oscar Pombal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Claudio Valcareggi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valeri Hadzhisotirov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Oscar Pombal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Téo Mellos short, quick shot in the 18thth minute got Oscar Pombal to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 19 played minutes Cup2 got a freekick which was hit by Ludger Quinkert. Dimcho Fuskovs short, quick shot in the 21stth minute got Oscar Pombal to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Eliseo Moreno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reginaldo Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Eliseo Moreno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Figo in the 27th minute of the match. Téo Mello blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Oscar Pombal having to make a save. 30 minutes into the match, Cup2's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Figo came free, but Eliseo Moreno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, R«STAR EAGLES»K's goal looked a bit too open when Valeri Hadzhisotirov came free, but Oscar Pombal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mladen Pashov lost his temper 36 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 36th minute, one of Cup2:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Cup2. In the 39th minute Claudio Valcareggi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliseo Moreno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oscar Pombal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Téo Mello in the 41st minute of the match. With a little luck, R«STAR EAGLES»K's Oscar Pombal got control of the ball when Téo Mello tried to sneak it across the goal line. Oscar Pombal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Téo Mello in the 45th minute. 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 Luis Figo to make the kick off. The supporters of R«STAR EAGLES»K booed when Cup2 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Koldo Sánchez didn't get a good kick on the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Reginaldo Lopes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eliseo Moreno. Cup2's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Reginaldo Lopes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dimcho Fuskov during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Cup2's Dimcho Fuskov got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 64th match minute, Cup2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valeri Hadzhisotirov to maneuver through the defense. Eliseo Moreno made an important save on a dangerous shot by Claudio Valcareggi in the 65th minute. After 66 minutes, Dimcho Fuskov made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. R«STAR EAGLES»K's Oscar Pombal tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Cup2 made a substitution. Tzanko Papukchiev replaced Ludger Quinkert. After 77 minutes of play, Cup2's Dimcho Fuskov made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oscar Pombal was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Téo Mello's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oscar Pombal was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. 84 minutes into the match, Reginaldo Lopes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eliseo Moreno. Cup2's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Reginaldo Lopes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Téo Mello in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Oscar Pombal saved R«STAR EAGLES»K from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Téo Mello in the 89th minute of play forced R«STAR EAGLES»K's goalkeeper Oscar Pombal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st match minute, R«STAR EAGLES»K was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eli Loskov to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Aleandro Ortiz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cup2's supporters rose to their feet, but Aleandro Ortiz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oscar Pombal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bogdan Mintzev kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Cup2's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.