Official Cup

Forge Field
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Emanuel Baiano took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Birmingham Railers FC's Serginho da Mata got a free kick in the 2nd minute. When the match clock showed 7 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Emanuel Baiano sped through Birmingham Railers FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rafael Monteiro. Rafael Monteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Baiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the match, Birmingham Railers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adelino Ramos came free, but Rafael Monteiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Birmingham Railers FC's Pablo Maia got a free kick in the 15th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Birmingham Railers FC's Caio Valladares slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Benjamim Moreno. That made the score 1-1 after 17 minutes of play. A collision led to Until Five getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Duda Saldanha hit a great ball. Gonçalo Monteiro charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gonçalo Monteiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Birmingham Railers FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Gonçalo Monteiro hit a great ball. After 24 played minutes, Until Five's André Luís Moura shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rafael Monteiro came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Until Five reached it. Benjamim Moreno made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Gonçalo Monteiro sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Birmingham Railers FC booed when Until Five was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Régis Baptista didn't get a good kick on the ball. 39 minutes into the game, Diego Forlan lined in a short shot 3-1 behind a frustrated Benjamim Moreno. Birmingham Railers FC's Rafael Monteiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Luís Moura in the 44th minute of play. The supporters of Birmingham Railers FC booed when Until Five was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adelino Ramos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 47 minutes into the game, Diego Forlan recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Benjamim Moreno. Diego Forlan showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Diego Forlan made a kick off. Caio Valladares took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benjamim Moreno. Benjamim Moreno dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. Benjamim Moreno didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Angelo da Rocha went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. Rafael Monteiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adelino Ramos in the 63rd minute. Benjamim Moreno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caio Valladares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute, Caio Valladares made a precise shot to the right of Benjamim Moreno. Until Five's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-1. Benjamim Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serginho da Mata in the 79th minute of play. In the 80thth minute of the game Diego Forlan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Until Five's Benjamim Moreno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Benjamim Moreno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Paulo Arce in the 85th minute of the match. Benjamim Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Forlan in the 86th minute of play. Benjamim Moreno stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luiz Paulo Arce's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Benjamim Moreno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serginho da Mata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the game, Diego Forlan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-1. Benjamim Moreno was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Birmingham Railers FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.