Official Cup

Estádio 25 de Abril
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Laureano Portugal started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sotiris Koupepes in the 4th minute of play forced Eureka's goalkeeper Salvador Sordo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5thth minute of the game Sotiris Koupepes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eureka's Salvador Sordo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Laureano Portugal took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Thomas Runeberg to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Åke Söderqwist in the 13th minute of play forced Eureka's goalkeeper Salvador Sordo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Salvador Sordo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Åke Söderqwist in the 13th minute of play. After some careless play in the Eureka defense, Sotiris Koupepes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Salvador Sordo. The Eureka fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Salvador Sordo should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentim Castilho got free with Thomas Runeberg in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 25 minutes into the match, Wolverhampton's goal looked a bit too open when Valentim Castilho came free, but Thomas Runeberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thomas Runeberg made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Valentim Castilho sent off a good shot on target. When Eureka's Valentim Castilho in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Wolverhampton's goalie prevented a goal. 29 minutes into the game, Wolverhampton's Sotiris Koupepes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Salvador Sordo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Laureano Portugal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Thomas Runeberg made a huge save. After 36 played minutes Wolverhampton got a freekick which was hit by 夏天 Naae. In the 38thth minute of the game Edmund Almkvist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eureka's Salvador Sordo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Eureka's goal looked a bit too open when Sotiris Koupepes came free, but Salvador Sordo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Sotiris Koupepes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Salvador Sordo was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Valentim Castilho hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute Edmund Almkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salvador Sordo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wolverhampton's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Librado Pamperin in the 45th minute. The corner ended in Librado Pamperin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Eureka's Salvador Sordo did a great save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sotiris Koupepes to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Sotiris Koupepes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wolverhampton's supporters rose to their feet, but Sotiris Koupepes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Salvador Sordo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Wolverhampton's Thomas Runeberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentim Castilho in the 54th minute of play. Salvador Sordo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmund Almkvist in the 55th minute of the match. Thomas Runeberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laureano Portugal in the 59th minute of the match. Thomas Runeberg came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Eureka's Quintino Lobo. But to his dismay, Quintino Lobo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Salvador Sordo made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Sotiris Koupepes sent off a good shot on target. After 65 minutes of play, Eureka's Laureano Portugal made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thomas Runeberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! Belchior Valadão hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Edmund Almkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laureano Portugal in the 77th minute of play forced Wolverhampton's goalkeeper Thomas Runeberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the game, Dário Colaço cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Thomas Runeberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Eureka's Dário Colaço in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Wolverhampton's goalie prevented a goal. In the 84th minute Eureka were awarded a corner. Lisandro Luz went to the cornerflag to take it. 89 minutes into the match, Laureano Portugal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thomas Runeberg. Wolverhampton's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Laureano Portugal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. Salvador Sordo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sotiris Koupepes in the 92nd minute. Sotiris Koupepes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Salvador Sordo made a huge save. After some careless play in the Wolverhampton defense, Dário Colaço kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thomas Runeberg. The Wolverhampton fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thomas Runeberg should have stopped the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Eureka had played much better football throughout.