Official Cup

Parada do Exército
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Armando Meireles started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Eneko Lacorte hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Armando Meireles's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Péter Mészáros firmly grabbed it by the left post. With his leg Péter Mészáros managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when Exército Português's Bruno Soveral fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Laurențiu Gaciu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Bomba in the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Bomba in the 15th minute of play forced Exército Português's goalkeeper Laurențiu Gaciu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Exército Português's goalkeeper Laurențiu Gaciu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Laurențiu Gaciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Inácio Secco, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. José Bomba's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Laurențiu Gaciu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute of the match F.C. Paços de Ferreira got a corner. Exército Português's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Igor Tudor ran over to the corner to take the kick. Armando Meireles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Laurențiu Gaciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Bomba, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Laurențiu Gaciu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Bomba in the 34th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, José Bomba had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Laurențiu Gaciu. Exército Português's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Bomba was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The throw-in from Denis Osokin in the 41st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Exército Português's Marian Axinte. Wiktor Miodek hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Exército Português's Gustavo Carrasqueira couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 46th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for F.C. Paços de Ferreira. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 54th minute, Igor Tudor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, F.C. Paços de Ferreira's Inácio Secco got a free kick in the 61st minute. Armando Meireles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Péter Mészáros having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Bomba got free with Laurențiu Gaciu in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Péter Mészáros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Carrasqueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. José Bomba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Laurențiu Gaciu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. F.C. Paços de Ferreira's Fabrício Travassos was substituted for Igor Tudor. F.C. Paços de Ferreira's Paulo Ferreira was substituted for Inácio Secco. 84 minutes into the game, F.C. Paços de Ferreira's José Bomba nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Laurențiu Gaciu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Laurențiu Gaciu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Bomba in the 86th minute of the match. Armando Meireles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 95 minutes into the match, F.C. Paços de Ferreira's José Bomba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Laurențiu Gaciu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The F.C. Paços de Ferreira players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.