Official Cup

Traci Lords Arena
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Algoso Warriors's Avelino Miguéis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Algoso Warriors getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Homero Simões hit a great ball. In the 3rd minute of the match Radomir Naskrent sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vasco Marinho skillfully saved the ball. After 4 minutes of play, Azulgranas AFC's Mateo Transito made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vasco Marinho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vasco Marinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Manuel Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 12th minute Juan Manuel Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vasco Marinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Azulgranas AFC's Lilko Grúmenov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vasco Marinho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 16th minute, Mateo Transito got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Juan Manuel Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 22nd minute, Avelino Miguéis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Isidoro Esparteiro made in the 28th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Azulgranas AFC's Radomir Naskrent. Algoso Warriors's Vasco Marinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Manuel Cruz in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Lilko Grúmenov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 32 minutes, Homero Simões mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Algoso Warriors and the Azulgranas AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Juan Manuel Cruz in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vasco Marinho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Radomir Naskrent's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vasco Marinho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Radomir Naskrent left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Azulgranas AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Mateo Transito might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vasco Marinho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mateo Transito ran back to his position shaking his head. 44 minutes into the game, Isidoro Esparteiro threw the ball into play from the sideline. Azulgranas AFC's Sebastián Méndez quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Juan Manuel Cruz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lilko Grúmenov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

A sloppy throw-in by Isidoro Esparteiro in the 52nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Azulgranas AFC's Sebastián Méndez. When Juan Manuel Cruz came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Azulgranas AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Juan Manuel Cruz couldn't finish the play. Vasco Marinho was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and Lilko Grúmenov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lilko Grúmenov really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Radomir Naskrent took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vasco Marinho. Vasco Marinho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. After having played for 70 minutes, Radomir Naskrent managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Azulgranas AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Radomir Naskrent was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 77th minute of the match, Lilko Grúmenov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vasco Marinho saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Juan Manuel Cruz in the 79thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Vasco Marinho, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After having played for 82 minutes, Juan Manuel Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Azulgranas AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juan Manuel Cruz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 87 minutes into the match, Radomir Naskrent notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Algoso Warriors's Vasco Marinho. Vasco Marinho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 90th minute, Mateo Transito left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Azulgranas AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. 94 minutes into the match, Juan Manuel Cruz dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vasco Marinho, 0-10. When the final whistle sounded Azulgranas AFC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Algoso Warriors.