Official Cup

Gigante da Beira-Mar
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jaime Rodrigues made the kick off which started today's match. Sergio Romero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Richard Mendonça in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the game, Inter Gala's Jaime Rodrigues nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sergio Romero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Eduardo Baiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ren Xi Chen, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. With a little luck, April 25 SC's Sergio Romero got control of the ball when Edgar Souto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Inter Gala's Eduardo Baiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramiro James in the 24th minute of play. After 25 played minutes Inter Gala got a freekick which was hit by Sérgio Novaes. With an all-out effort, Inter Gala's Sergio Romero threw himself towards the right post 29 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cristóvão Ribeiro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Eduardo Baiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramiro James, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. With a little luck, April 25 SC's Sergio Romero got control of the ball when Richard Mendonça tried to sneak it across the goal line. 31 minutes into the game, Inter Gala's Richard Mendonça nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sergio Romero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Ren Xi Chen managed to get in a good position for a shot. April 25 SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ren Xi Chen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eduardo Baiano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sergio Romero made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Cristóvão Ribeiro sent off a good shot on target. Edgar Souto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Sergio Romero made a huge save. With a little luck, April 25 SC's Sergio Romero got control of the ball when Edgar Souto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eduardo Baiano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ren Xi Chen went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score.

Inter Gala made a substitution. Heinz Stalder replaced Jaime Rodrigues. 60 minutes into the match, Inter Gala's goalkeeper Eduardo Baiano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ren Xi Chen. April 25 SC's Benito Marques was substituted for Ionel Zărnescu. April 25 SC's Benito Marques was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Eduardo Baiano in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. April 25 SC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ren Xi Chen in the 63rd minute. Eduardo Baiano was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ramiro James showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 65 minute of play. Eduardo Baiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ren Xi Chen in the 79th minute of the match. Sergio Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgar Souto in the 81st minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Benito Marques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benito Marques kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 94th minute Ren Xi Chen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Baiano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dênis Cavalcante hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. When the final whistle went the supporters of April 25 SC were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Inter Gala side.