Official Cup

MACONHA
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Loukianos Livas made the kick off and thus started the match. Palmiro Leite fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frazer Martin having to interfere. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Unificação's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luís Falcão was slow to take the kick. During this time Ponte do Carro's players had a chance to rest. Luís Falcão made a great header on Ponte do Carro's corner, it was just that Unificação's Frazer Martin managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 12th minute Zacarias Satordi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Carmo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. André Carmo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zacarias Satordi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the match, Unificação's goalkeeper Frazer Martin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Loukianos Livas. After 16 played minutes Unificação got a freekick which was hit by André Padilha. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zacarias Satordi in the 20th minute of play forced Ponte do Carro's goalkeeper André Carmo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ponte do Carro's Loukianos Livas in 22 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Frazer Martin guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. 24 minutes into the match, Ponte do Carro's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Paulo Fernandez came free, but André Carmo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ponte do Carro's Manuel Carvalhal got a free kick in the 24th minute. Ponte do Carro's André Carmo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zacarias Satordi in the 30th minute of play. Rodrigo Regueira charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rodrigo Regueira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Unificação getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Rodrigo Regueira hit a great ball. André Padilha hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Rodrigo Regueira made the kick off in the second half. Zacarias Satordi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 64 minutes into the game, Ponte do Carro's Loukianos Livas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frazer Martin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. With a little luck, Ponte do Carro's André Carmo got control of the ball when Zé Paulo Fernandez tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 71 minutes Unificação's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luís Falcão who took care of the corner kick. 72 minutes into the match, Palmiro Leite had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Frazer Martin. Unificação's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Palmiro Leite was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 79th minute of the match, Andrzej Smolak tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but André Carmo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience was convinced that Zé Paulo Fernandez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but André Carmo was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. In the 84th match minute, Ponte do Carro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiago Cortez to maneuver through the defense. 96 minutes into the game, Palmiro Leite cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Frazer Martin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.