Official Cup

Maidan Arena
Spectators: 186 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Raimundo Espírito Santo kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute Tribos were awarded a corner. Pedrinho Figueiredo went to the cornerflag to take it. Tribos's Edvin van der Saar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raimundo Espírito Santo in the 6th minute of play. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tribos's goalkeeper Edvin van der Saar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raimundo Espírito Santo got free with Edvin van der Saar in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Tribos's Zé Augusto Paiva got a free kick in the 17th minute. The audience was convinced that Raimundo Espírito Santo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edvin van der Saar was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Armando Gazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Faria, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute of the match Tribos got a corner. Juventus PTM's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pedrinho Figueiredo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Edvin van der Saar made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Raimundo Espírito Santo sent off a good shot on target. Raimundo Espírito Santo took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Edvin van der Saar. Edvin van der Saar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 32 minutes into the match, Juventus PTM's Raimundo Espírito Santo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edvin van der Saar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 34 minutes Tribos's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vidar Albäck who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Vidar Albäck almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Tribos's Edvin van der Saar did a great save. In the 37th minute, one of Tribos: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 Tribos. The goalkeeper, Edvin van der Saar, was totally fooled by Juventus PTM's Raimundo Espírito Santo, who 39 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marcello Lewandowski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Raimundo Espírito Santo in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edvin van der Saar saved Tribos from getting behind. If Cristiano Faria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raimundo Espírito Santo might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edvin van der Saar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Raimundo Espírito Santo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 63rd minute Raimundo Espírito Santo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin van der Saar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edvin van der Saar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldinho Messias in the 68th minute of play. Juventus PTM's Petre Mitică was substituted for Vidar Albäck. Juventus PTM's Ferdinand Honcioiu was substituted for Raimundo Espírito Santo. Edvin van der Saar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdinand Honcioiu in the 75th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Zé Augusto Paiva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Gazza was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. If Marcello Lewandowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marcello Lewandowski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Armando Gazza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. After having played for 88 minutes, Ferdinand Honcioiu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Juventus PTM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ferdinand Honcioiu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zé Paulo da Fonseca made in the 91st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Marcello Lewandowski however managed to control. After 93 minutes of play, Juventus PTM's Ferdinand Honcioiu made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edvin van der Saar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Juventus PTM's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.