Official Cup

Academy Arena
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Silvano Morais got the match started through his kick off. Máximo Baía lost his temper 2 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Máximo Baía kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Manuel Valadão took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Germano Carmona. Stars Academy's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. David Lousada kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Germano Carmona took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvano Morais, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute, Manuel Valadão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silvano Morais kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Hamilton Poças took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jairo Carrasqueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 22 played minutes Stars Academy's Américo Albuquerque stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Hamilton Poças stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Américo Albuquerque managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stars Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Américo Albuquerque was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hamilton Poças breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 29 minutes into the game, Salvador Sobral was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stars Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. the free kick. In the 29th minute, Salvador Sobral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silvano Morais scored 0-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Germano Carmona, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 36 minutes into the match, Gastão Cesário had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Germano Carmona. Stars Academy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gastão Cesário was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 44th minute Gastão Cesário shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Germano Carmona saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Stars Academy booed when Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jairo Anjos didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Bento Perdigão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Stars Academy players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. were winning 0-2.

In the 55th minute, Bento Perdigão ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hamilton Poças was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Gregório Pereira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Germano Carmona made a huge save. Germano Carmona made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jairo Anjos in the 64th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Américo Albuquerque during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Stars Academy's Américo Albuquerque got a free kick in the 65th minute. After 67 played minutes Stars Academy got a freekick which was hit by Salvador Sobral. 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 Jairo Carrasqueira in the 71st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Manuel Valadão got a free kick in the 75th minute. Jairo Anjos's late challenge caught a Stars Academy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jairo Anjos helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Stars Academy booed when Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jairo Anjos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bento Perdigão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Germano Carmona made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Valadão in the 94th minute of play. The Stars Academy supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s performance. The match ended with a win for Sporting Clube V.R.S.A..