Official Cup

Estadio Pinhote
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jerónimo Furtado started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Holger Siöberg in the 6th minute of play forced Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Pinhote FC defense, Leopoldo Gaxan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joacim First. The Pinhote FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joacim First should have stopped the shot. Pinhote FC's Joacim First played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerónimo Furtado in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute Holger Siöberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pinhote FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 16th minute. Penalty! In the 17th minute there was a penalty for Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ. Jerónimo Furtado stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Joacim First. 0-2. In the 24th minute Leukothoe Atsidakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joacim First saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Piara Bue in the 25th minute. A collision led to Pinhote FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Sebastião Andrade hit a great ball. Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's Piara Bue got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sílvio Luís Ceresso in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edwin van der Sar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Joacim First showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leukothoe Atsidakos in the 31st minute of the match. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pinhote FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Piara Bue was slow to take the kick. During this time Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's Jakub Szczepanowski getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Luís Ceresso in the 39th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Pinhote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Gaxan came free, but Joacim First reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Holger Siöberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Pinhote FC's Sílvio Luís Ceresso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edwin van der Sar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Leopoldo Gaxan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Joacim First tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pinhote FC's Joacim First proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Pinhote FC from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sílvio Luís Ceresso in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edwin van der Sar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jerónimo Furtado succeeded in the game's 70th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Gaxan in the 73rd minute of play forced Pinhote FC's goalkeeper Joacim First to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Holger Siöberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Luís Ceresso in the 77th minute of play. Loco Martin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edwin van der Sar having to interfere. Jakub Szczepanowski was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 85th minute. Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 87 minutes into the match, Pinhote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Gaxan came free, but Joacim First reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loco Martin, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tao Tian during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 96th match minute, Pinhote FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tao Tian to maneuver through the defense. Joacim First showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Piara Bue, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. The Pinhote FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ｕｎｉãｏ Ｓｐｏｒｔ Ｃｌｕｂｅ Ｐａｒｅｄｅｓ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.