Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena Resenha
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Catugi FC's Dudu Borges started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ booed when Catugi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcel Travassos didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Hernani Travassos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Catugi FC were furious when Vicente Neiva was red carded, 11 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 11 played minutes Catugi FC got a freekick which was hit by Vicente Neiva. With a little luck, Catugi FC's Folke Österlund got control of the ball when Birol Gezer tried to sneak it across the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Nando de Alcântara had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of João Francisco Loyola. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nando de Alcântara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 25th minute Güray Arıkhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Folke Österlund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Birol Gezer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Folke Österlund made a huge save. The supporters of Catugi FC booed when ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonel Botelho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Folke Österlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bater Cuca, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bater Cuca was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Bater Cuca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Folke Österlund narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Aílton Domingues fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Catugi FC's protests and gave Aílton Domingues a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Catugi FC's Aílton Domingues got a free kick in the 52nd minute. If Dedê Freire had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Francisco Loyola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nando de Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After a rather tough play, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Baltazar de Castro got a free kick in the 62nd minute. The long shot by Tiaguinho Fernandez in the 63rd minute really tested João Francisco Loyola's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 70th minute, Birol Gezer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Folke Österlund was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Folke Österlund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bater Cuca in the 73rd minute of the match. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's João Francisco Loyola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nando de Alcântara in the 76th minute of play. After 81 minutes of play, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Birol Gezer made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Folke Österlund was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Catugi FC booed when ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franklin Negri didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Franklin Negri got a free kick in the 92nd minute. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Catugi FC for a fine match.