Official Cup

Olympic Stadium Maia
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Saúl Soveral made the kick off and thus started the match. After having played for 2 minutes, Cezary Karpinski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rua da Pinga's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cezary Karpinski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee felt a red card was in order, 7 minutes into the game, when Veríssimo Sesimbra put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 7th minute of the game. One of Rua da Pinga:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ɍυƒυs™:s goal. In the 8th minute there was a penalty for Ɍυƒυs™. Gervásio Lages stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Alexandre Garcia. 1-0. A collision led to Ɍυƒυs™ getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Januário Correia hit a great ball. Francisco Ribas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel Braga in the 19th minute of the match. Alexandre Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saúl Soveral in the 23rd minute of the match. With a little luck, Rua da Pinga's Alexandre Garcia got control of the ball when Leal Sacramento tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ɍυƒυs™'s Januário Correia got a free kick in the 31st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leal Sacramento during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Francisco Ribas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cezary Karpinski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francisco Ribas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cezary Karpinski, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. If Cezary Karpinski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ricardo Meira got free with Alexandre Garcia in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Alexandre Garcia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Saúl Soveral's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Alexandre Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saúl Soveral in the 57th minute of the match. When Ɍυƒυs™'s Saúl Soveral in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rua da Pinga's goalie prevented a goal. Sidónio Pacheco hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Alexandre Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saúl Soveral in the 67th minute of play. Rua da Pinga's Alexandre Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saúl Soveral in the 71st minute of play. When Ricardo Meira fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ɍυƒυs™'s protests and gave Ricardo Meira a yellow card for diving instead. Saúl Soveral succeeded in the game's 76th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. Alexandre Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saúl Soveral in the 84th minute of play. Rua da Pinga were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after Ɍυƒυs™'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wieslaw Cwenar took the corner. After taking down the ball on Rua da Pinga's corner Wieslaw Cwenar fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Francisco Ribas quite easily take care of the ball. Alexandre Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saúl Soveral in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 94th minute Saúl Soveral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Garcia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Leal Sacramento managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ɍυƒυs™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Leal Sacramento was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexandre Garcia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ɍυƒυs™ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Rua da Pinga had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.