Official Cup

Avant Alviverde
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rafael Cutberto made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phaiakes Paraskevopoulos in the 4th minute of play forced SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Nilson Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nilson Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicias Spyridis in the 7th minute of play. Nilson Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marios Kotsilimbas in the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paraskevas Sorin in the 10th minute of play forced SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Nilson Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Octavian Popescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, FC NATIONAL's Octavian Popescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nilson Dracena made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When Didi Ramos fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SE Palmeiras's protests and gave Didi Ramos a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC NATIONAL booed when SE Palmeiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Didi Ramos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd minute Rafael Cutberto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Octavian Popescu kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Nilson Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Cutberto in the 25th minute of the match. The supporters of FC NATIONAL booed when SE Palmeiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Décio Peixoto didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute Phaiakes Paraskevopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SE Palmeiras's Nilson Dracena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Cutberto in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavian Popescu in the 32nd minute of play forced SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Nilson Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nilson Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octavian Popescu in the 37th minute of play. Nilson Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phaiakes Paraskevopoulos in the 39th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, SE Palmeiras's Jano do Vale got a free kick in the 39th minute. Phaiakes Paraskevopoulos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilson Dracena having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, SE Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Marios Kotsilimbas came free, but Nilson Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nilson Dracena didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Isidoro Heriberto went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Basílio do Valle to make the kick off. Nilson Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Cutberto in the 56th minute of play. Nilson Dracena didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marios Kotsilimbas went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 61st minute Marios Kotsilimbas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nilson Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marios Kotsilimbas in the 63rd minute of the match. Nilson Dracena came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by FC NATIONAL's Marios Kotsilimbas. But to his dismay, Marios Kotsilimbas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marios Kotsilimbas got free with Nilson Dracena in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nilson Dracena was a little too slow when Marios Kotsilimbas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 70th minute. The score was now 0-5. 78 minutes into the match, SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Nilson Dracena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafael Cutberto. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Akestes Bentihavas during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC NATIONAL getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Akestes Bentihavas hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute, Ian Cerezo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 91 minutes into the match, SE Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Marios Kotsilimbas came free, but Nilson Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, Phaiakes Paraskevopoulos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nilson Dracena, 0-6. FC NATIONAL's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.