Official Cup

PIRATAS STADIUM
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jacinto de Lara made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Manole Cristoiu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antônio Borges was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. 7 minutes into the match, Manole Cristoiu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antônio Borges. PIRATAS TFP's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manole Cristoiu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Antônio Borges showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manole Cristoiu in the 13th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Manole Cristoiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antônio Borges saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Dé Monico came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Orgullo 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 Dé Monico couldn't finish the play. In the 33rd minute, Jacinto de Lara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PIRATAS TFP fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Jacinto de Lara managed to get in a good position for a shot. PIRATAS TFP's supporters rose to their feet, but Jacinto de Lara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artzai Tarin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manole Cristoiu in the 43rd minute of play forced PIRATAS TFP's goalkeeper Antônio Borges to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

53 minutes into the match, Orgullo's Manole Cristoiu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Antônio Borges narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 55th minute, Jacinto de Lara made a precise shot to the right of Artzai Tarin. Orgullo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Jacinto de Lara took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Artzai Tarin. Artzai Tarin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. In the 74th minute, Eche Centrih hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 77 minutes into the match, PIRATAS TFP's Clemente Pires broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 81st minute, Jacinto de Lara 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. In the 84th minute, Jacinto de Lara made a precise shot to the right of Artzai Tarin. Orgullo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind PIRATAS TFP's goalkeeper Antônio Borges, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jacinto de Lara's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Artzai Tarin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. D.J. Banan hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 94th match minute, PIRATAS TFP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eche Centrih to maneuver through the defense. Manole Cristoiu might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Antônio Borges. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manole Cristoiu ran back to his position shaking his head. PIRATAS TFP's Antônio Borges proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save PIRATAS TFP from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. PIRATAS TFP had won after a very even match.