Official Cup

JEREMIAS VENÂNCIO
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Célio Fontes's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rogério Soberano firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 5th minute of the match CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE got a corner. CA Portugália's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Célio Fontes ran over to the corner to take the kick. CA Portugália's Rogério Soberano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amado Froila in the 7th minute of play. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Günalp Boysel advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-2 in the 14th minute. 0-3 became the score in the 19th minute when Mario Jesus Jardel elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Mario Jesus Jardel came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the CA Portugália 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 Mario Jesus Jardel couldn't finish the play. Rogério Soberano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amado Froila in the 23rd minute of the match. Rogério Soberano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Célio Fontes in the 24th minute of the match. After 28 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for CA Portugália! When the match had been going on for 29 minutes, CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE's Célio Fontes got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Rogério Soberano. Rogério Soberano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lobo Zornoza in the 35th minute of the match. When Nae Buteanu fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE's protests and gave Nae Buteanu a yellow card for diving instead. After 39 played minutes CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE got a freekick which was hit by Nae Buteanu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Jesus Jardel in the 42nd minute of play forced CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE's goalkeeper Juvenal Sergipano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. CA Portugália's Rogério Soberano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save CA Portugália from getting a goal against them. In the 45th minute, Mario Jesus Jardel 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 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind CA Portugália's goalkeeper Rogério Soberano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

Juvenal Sergipano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Jesus Jardel in the 52nd minute of the match. After having played for 62 minutes, Mario Jesus Jardel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CA Portugália's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mario Jesus Jardel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE's defense didn't have a chance, in the 63rd minute, when Mario Jesus Jardel scored to the left of an out of position Juvenal Sergipano, making the score, 2-4. Mario Jesus Jardel might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Juvenal Sergipano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mario Jesus Jardel ran back to his position shaking his head. Juvenal Sergipano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Jesus Jardel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rogério Soberano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lobo Zornoza in the 72nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Mario Jesus Jardel could shoot a difficult shot in the 73rd minute, which Juvenal Sergipano however easily saved by the left post. Juvenal Sergipano stood somewhat misplaced when Mario Jesus Jardel came free in front of goal and shot 2-5 to the left of him in the 74 minute. CA Portugália's Xandinho Kane was substituted for Mario Jesus Jardel. 82 minutes into the game, Xandinho Kane recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Juvenal Sergipano. Xandinho Kane showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-6. CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE made a substitution. Kiko Tande replaced Célio Fontes. The supporters of CA Portugália booed when CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thomás Borges didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juvenal Sergipano came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by CA Portugália's Xandinho Kane. But to his dismay, Xandinho Kane quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-7. CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE's Juvenal Sergipano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save CUITEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE from getting a goal against them. 92 minutes into the match, CA Portugália's Xandinho Kane sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juvenal Sergipano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Xandinho Kane's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juvenal Sergipano was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched CA Portugália eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.