Official Cup

NINHO de CUCOS
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Januário Domingos kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute, Mai Shu Yang ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marco Bessa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. AD Pontassolense's Marco Bessa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Shu Yang in the 13th minute of play. AD Pontassolense's Marco Bessa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxim Tilea in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goal looked a bit too open when Giuseppe Catarinense came free, but Man Fish reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giuseppe Catarinense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Marco Bessa threw himself towards the right post 28 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Maxim Tilea, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Marco Bessa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Angelo Quintela in the 32nd minute. With a little luck, AD Pontassolense's Marco Bessa got control of the ball when Angelo Quintela tried to sneak it across the goal line. Man Fish showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrique Onofre, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Marco Bessa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maxim Tilea, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Man Fish made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giuseppe Catarinense in the 47th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Maxim Tilea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 62 minutes into the match, Maxim Tilea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Bessa. AD Pontassolense's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maxim Tilea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Mikael Häll kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Januário Domingos sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Man Fish didn't even have to move. Marco Bessa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Quintela in the 72nd minute of the match. Rogério Bettencourt's late challenge caught a Arrebimba o Malho SLB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rogério Bettencourt helped the player get up and apologised. In the 76th minute Mai Shu Yang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Bessa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Hao Fan Yong came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Arrebimba o Malho SLB 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 Hao Fan Yong couldn't finish the play. Iwo Pawelczyk kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxim Tilea in the 80th minute of play forced AD Pontassolense's goalkeeper Marco Bessa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 86 minutes of play, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Angelo Quintela made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Bessa was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 90 played minutes AD Pontassolense got a freekick which was hit by Salvador Fraga. For all the effort they put into the match, the AD Pontassolense players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Arrebimba o Malho SLB.