Official Cup

Pau Nas Canelas
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alexandre Diegues started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute Palmiro Picasso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Jordão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Montrel Blazquez during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. André Jordão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Palmiro Picasso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th match minute, B.Z. F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jordão Valentim to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, B.Z. F.C.'s André Jordão got control of the ball when Palmiro Picasso tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 20 minutes B.Z. F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Palmiro Picasso who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of B.Z. F.C.'s goalie and right to Huang Yu Kun. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. B.Z. F.C.'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Palmiro Picasso in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of André Jordão, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 24 minutes into the match, Palmiro Picasso dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of André Jordão, 1-0. Palmiro Picasso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. André Jordão made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Palmiro Picasso sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jordão Valentim during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to B.Z. F.C. getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Jordão Valentim hit a great ball. Palmiro Picasso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but André Jordão made a huge save. Palmiro Picasso might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over André Jordão. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Palmiro Picasso ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Huang Yu Kun during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Pau Nas Canelas getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Huang Yu Kun hit a great ball. 43 minutes into the game, one of B.Z. F.C.:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Palmiro Picasso to make the kick off. 60 minutes into the game, Edinho Moraes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. André Jordão was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Palmiro Picasso scored 4-0 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of André Jordão, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Palmiro Picasso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without André Jordão having to make a save. When Jordão Valentim was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 72 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, B.Z. F.C.'s Jordão Valentim got a free kick in the 72nd minute. B.Z. F.C.'s André Jordão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oséas Moraes in the 75th minute of play. Huang Yu Kun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. André Jordão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. John Mason charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed John Mason the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 84 minutes, Edinho Moraes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pau Nas Canelas and the B.Z. F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 84 played minutes Pau Nas Canelas got a freekick which was hit by Edinho Moraes. In the 86th match minute, Pau Nas Canelas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Huang Yu Kun to maneuver through the defense. André Jordão didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Palmiro Picasso went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Pau Nas Canelas were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of B.Z. F.C. for a fine match.