Official Cup

Salvatore Riina
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Isac Mota got the match started through his kick off. Afonso Toscano blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hamilton Poças having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Evandro Azeredo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hamilton Poças was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 10 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Evandro Azeredo sped through Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hamilton Poças. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Hamilton Poças played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alcides Gama in the 15th minute of play. When Aristides Mascarenhas came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the LA COSA NOSTRA 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 Aristides Mascarenhas couldn't finish the play. In the 18th minute, Silvano Morais ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jacob Lameiras was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. If Evandro Azeredo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jacob Lameiras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvano Morais, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Evandro Azeredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 30 minutes into the match, LA COSA NOSTRA's goal looked a bit too open when Isac Mota came free, but Jacob Lameiras reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36thth minute of the game Evandro Azeredo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Hamilton Poças was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Aristides Mascarenhas took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Hamilton Poças to make any attempt to save it. Aristides Mascarenhas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamilton Poças having to interfere. Evandro Azeredo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Hamilton Poças made a huge save. Hamilton Poças made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evandro Azeredo in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Veríssimo Castilho in the 52nd minute of play forced LA COSA NOSTRA's goalkeeper Jacob Lameiras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evandro Azeredo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hamilton Poças read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. In the 64th match minute, LA COSA NOSTRA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adalberto Peseiro to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, LA COSA NOSTRA's Jacob Lameiras got control of the ball when Veríssimo Castilho tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, LA COSA NOSTRA's Afonso Portugal got a free kick in the 69th minute. With 76 minutes on the clock, Noel Curado commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Jacob Lameiras acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 79th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Tomé Pegado. Aristides Mascarenhas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hamilton Poças read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veríssimo Castilho in the 82nd minute of play forced LA COSA NOSTRA's goalkeeper Jacob Lameiras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvano Morais could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Jacob Lameiras made a huge save. After some careless play in the Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. defense, Alcides Gama kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hamilton Poças. The Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hamilton Poças should have stopped the shot. Silvestre Castilho hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The long shot by Veríssimo Castilho in the 94th minute really tested Jacob Lameiras'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. Silvestre Castilho hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, LA COSA NOSTRA could leave the field as winners, despite Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. having more of the ball for most of the match.