Official Cup

Mariquiteira
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Sidónio Pacheco made the kick off and thus started the match. After some careless play in the Rua da Pinga defense, Saúl Soveral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexandre Garcia. The Rua da Pinga fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexandre Garcia should have stopped the shot. Cezary Karpinski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francisco Ribas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sidónio Pacheco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Saúl Soveral in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexandre Garcia saved Rua da Pinga from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Saúl Soveral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexandre Garcia was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Alexandre Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saúl Soveral in the 29th minute of play. In the 32nd match minute, Ɍυƒυs™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Noel Carmo to maneuver through the defense. Francisco Ribas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sidónio Pacheco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Ɍυƒυs™ booed when Rua da Pinga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wieslaw Cwenar didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Ɍυƒυs™'s Saúl Soveral in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saúl Soveral in the 48th minute of play forced Rua da Pinga's goalkeeper Alexandre Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Saúl Soveral made the kick off in the second half. Saúl Soveral in the 53rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Alexandre Garcia, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The crowd rose to their feet as Januário Correia kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alexandre Garcia. That made the score 0-2 in the 54 minute of play. Leal Sacramento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Noel Carmo came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Ɍυƒυs™ 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 Noel Carmo couldn't finish the play. Saúl Soveral's late challenge caught a Rua da Pinga's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saúl Soveral helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Ɍυƒυs™'s Saúl Soveral got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Rua da Pinga's Wieslaw Cwenar suffered a concussion in the 81st minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Gervásio Lages charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gervásio Lages the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gervásio Lages hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. If Gervásio Lages had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Abel Braga kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Alexandre Garcia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saúl Soveral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Ɍυƒυs™ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.