Official Cup

Ribeirada
Spectators: 164 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Inácio Quinaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egídio Paixão, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Albérico Vilaverde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats Stenman in the 6th minute of the match. In the 8th minute, Jorge Rico reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Albérico Vilaverde. The goal made the score 1-0. Jorge Rico came free with the goalkeeper in the 13th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Albérico Vilaverde could save by the left post. David Pereira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albérico Vilaverde having to interfere. Jorge Rico kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Albérico Vilaverde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats Stenman in the 20th minute of the match. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by SC Braga's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jorge Rico was slow to take the kick. During this time Ribeirada's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Ribeirada's Duarte Valadares to fire away a dangerous shot which Albérico Vilaverde despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Ribeirada's attentive David Pereira managed to snatch the ball when Caetano Coutinho made a throw-in in the 25th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice moves Jorge Rico could shoot a difficult shot in the 30th minute, which Albérico Vilaverde however easily saved by the left post. A sloppy throw-in by Celso Belo in the 32nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Ribeirada's Basarab Ceaușu. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jorge Rico was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Ribeirada's Mats Stenman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Albérico Vilaverde made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. After 55 minutes, Jorge Rico made it 5-0 with a short kick to the right side. SC Braga's Albérico Vilaverde tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 59th minute Jorge Rico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albérico Vilaverde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner ended in Radu Chelaru almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SC Braga's Albérico Vilaverde did a great save. 64 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goal looked a bit too open when Basarab Ceaușu came free, but Albérico Vilaverde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ribeirada's Mats Stenman managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Alexandrino Bessa in the 66 minute of the game. A collision led to Ribeirada getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Duarte Valadares hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, SC Braga's Alexandrino Bessa tried to score from far away in the 69th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Michael Ongao kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. A hard shot 71 in the game by Octávio Moita from a close distance when the talented Inácio Quinaz managed to make a qualified save. Ribeirada's players were relieved. Albérico Vilaverde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mats Stenman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Octávio Moita came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the SC Braga 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 Octávio Moita couldn't finish the play. David Pereira might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Albérico Vilaverde. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. David Pereira ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 87th minute, Basarab Ceaușu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albérico Vilaverde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the SC Braga players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ribeirada.