Official Cup

Tutti Stadium
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manuel Matos started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, AM United's goalkeeper Hildeberto Ramalho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manuel Matos. Armindo Viana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Gastão Antunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, AM United's Hildeberto Ramalho got control of the ball when Rogério Ávila tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gastão Antunes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xavier Modesto's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. With his leg Hildeberto Ramalho managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Tutti Mammati's Manuel Matos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 12 minutes, Manuel Matos made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. AM United's Hildeberto Ramalho tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Manuel Matos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tutti Mammati's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Matos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hildeberto Ramalho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 21 played minutes AM United got a freekick which was hit by Edgar Salgueiro. When Gualter Curado fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tutti Mammati's protests and gave Gualter Curado a yellow card for diving instead. Gualter Curado hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, Tutti Mammati's Hildeberto Ramalho threw himself towards the right post 27 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Geny Catalano, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 33 minutes into the match, AM United's Lisandro Oliveira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gastão Antunes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 36 minutes into the game, Armindo Viana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Gastão Antunes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Normando Pereira's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Hildeberto Ramalho firmly grabbed it by the left post. If Manuel Matos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Armindo Viana made a kick off. Hildeberto Ramalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Normando Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Tutti Mammati's goalkeeper Gastão Antunes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xavier Modesto. After having played for 61 minutes, Geny Catalano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tutti Mammati's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geny Catalano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 63rdth minute of the game Manuel Matos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AM United's Hildeberto Ramalho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Manuel Matos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hildeberto Ramalho was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Rogério Ávila received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Hildeberto Ramalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 79 minutes of play, AM United's Xavier Modesto made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gastão Antunes was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Geny Catalano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xavier Modesto who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 90thth minute tested the skills of Gastão Antunes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Edgar Salgueiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.