Official Cup

SC Braga Arena
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ronaldo Pinheiro got the match started through his kick off. SC Braga's Albérico Vilaverde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aparício Guerreiro in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo Pinheiro came free, but Albérico Vilaverde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gentil Vasques's late challenge caught a São Francisco FC86's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gentil Vasques helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, SC Braga's Gentil Vasques got a free kick in the 5th minute. Albérico Vilaverde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Pinheiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Pinheiro in the 14th minute of play forced SC Braga's goalkeeper Albérico Vilaverde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17thth minute of the game Ronaldo Pinheiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Braga's Albérico Vilaverde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Albérico Vilaverde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Furo Rede, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldo Pinheiro scored 0-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Albérico Vilaverde, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Albérico Vilaverde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aparício Guerreiro in the 24th minute of play. 25 minutes into the game, São Francisco FC86's Ronaldo Pinheiro 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, 0-2. If Egídio Paixão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricardo Madeira might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Albérico Vilaverde. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ricardo Madeira ran back to his position shaking his head. Albérico Vilaverde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Madeira in the 34th minute of play. Albérico Vilaverde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aparício Guerreiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Aparício Guerreiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Albérico Vilaverde. SC Braga's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aparício Guerreiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After 42 played minutes São Francisco FC86 got a freekick which was hit by Furo Rede. The supporters of São Francisco FC86 booed when SC Braga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hélder Trindade didn't get a good kick on the ball. Albérico Vilaverde didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ronaldo Pinheiro went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The wind increased when Egídio Paixão made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, SC Braga's Caetano Coutinho got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Ronaldo Pinheiro succeeded in the game's 54th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-5. Ronaldo Pinheiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Albérico Vilaverde made a huge save. 58 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goal looked a bit too open when Furo Rede came free, but Albérico Vilaverde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ronaldo Pinheiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Albérico Vilaverde was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Ricardo Madeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Aparício Guerreiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, SC Braga's Albérico Vilaverde got control of the ball when Ronaldo Pinheiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Albérico Vilaverde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aparício Guerreiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Albérico Vilaverde stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ronaldo Pinheiro's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. With a little luck, SC Braga's Albérico Vilaverde got control of the ball when Aparício Guerreiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Aparício Guerreiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Caetano Coutinho's late challenge caught a São Francisco FC86's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Caetano Coutinho helped the player get up and apologised. Albérico Vilaverde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aparício Guerreiro in the 89th minute of play. After 90 minutes, Ronaldo Pinheiro made it 0-8 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. Albérico Vilaverde stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ronaldo Pinheiro's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. São Francisco FC86's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.