Official Cup

Lusail
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when António Coutinho kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube de Gaya's goal looked a bit too open when Lionel Messi came free, but Paulo Mansilha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 5 minutes into the game, Lionel Messi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Paulo Mansilha. Lionel Messi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. With an all-out effort, La Scaloneta's Paulo Mansilha threw himself towards the right post 8 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lion Messi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Dibag Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolau Varela in the 10th minute of the match. Paulo Mansilha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lion Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sporting Clube de Gaya's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lionel Messi was slow to take the kick. During this time La Scaloneta's players had a chance to rest. Sporting Clube de Gaya's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Lionel Messi 14 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. Lionel Messi took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paulo Mansilha. Paulo Mansilha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. 24 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube de Gaya's goal looked a bit too open when Lion Messi came free, but Paulo Mansilha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute, Lion Messi made a precise shot to the right of Paulo Mansilha. Sporting Clube de Gaya's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 30th minute, Lionel Messi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Scaloneta fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. If Lion Messi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo Mansilha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lionel Messi went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Paulo Mansilha was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lion Messi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 7-0 in the 39 minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Paulo Dybala made a precise shot to the right of Paulo Mansilha. Sporting Clube de Gaya's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0.

The wind increased when Lion Messi made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Lion Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Mansilha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lionel Messi scored 9-0 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Paulo Mansilha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Sporting Clube de Gaya defense, Lion Messi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paulo Mansilha. The Sporting Clube de Gaya fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paulo Mansilha should have stopped the shot. 62 minutes into the match, Ángel-Fabián Di María had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulo Mansilha. Sporting Clube de Gaya's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ángel-Fabián Di María was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. 66 minutes into the match, Lionel Messi notched a goal, 12-0, to the right of Sporting Clube de Gaya's Paulo Mansilha. Paulo Mansilha was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting Clube de Gaya's goalkeeper Paulo Mansilha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The La Scaloneta fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when La Scaloneta's Julián Álvarez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 14-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Paulo Mansilha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 78th minute, Lion Messi made a precise shot to the right of Paulo Mansilha. Sporting Clube de Gaya's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 15-0. Paulo Mansilha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Julián Álvarez's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Paulo Mansilha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lion Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute Julián Álvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Mansilha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Mansilha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Mansilha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lion Messi in the 96th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. La Scaloneta fully deserved thier win.