Official Cup

Taniquetil Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Laureano Malheiro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Vladimiro Vilar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xavier Carvalhal having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laureano Malheiro got free with Xavier Carvalhal in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Xavier Carvalhal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albérico lacerda, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Edgar Luz charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgar Luz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Edgar Luz kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. F.C. Valinor's Laureano Malheiro was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 21st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Hipólito Salgado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 38 played minutes F.C. Valinor got a freekick which was hit by Armindo Lencastre. Fabiano Soares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xavier Carvalhal having to interfere. Laureano Malheiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Xavier Carvalhal made a huge save. After 47 minutes of play, F.C. Valinor's Fabiano Soares made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Xavier Carvalhal was left in no man's land by his defense there! The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hipólito Salgado made a kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Abel Mourinho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Zacarias Portugal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Abel Mourinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Zacarias Portugal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Xavier Carvalhal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabiano Soares in the 60th minute of play. In the 62nd minute Laureano Malheiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xavier Carvalhal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th match minute, F.C. Valinor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Tomé to maneuver through the defense. After 79 played minutes Carrada d´Ansiedade FC got a freekick which was hit by Abel Mourinho. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armindo Lencastre in the 80th minute of play forced Carrada d´Ansiedade FC's goalkeeper Xavier Carvalhal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xavier Carvalhal came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by F.C. Valinor's Laureano Malheiro. But to his dismay, Laureano Malheiro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. When Armindo Lencastre came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the F.C. Valinor 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 Armindo Lencastre couldn't finish the play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. F.C. Valinor fully deserved thier win.