Official Cup

Estadio de São Luís
Spectators: 4419 (Terracing: 3348, Seating: 1026, VIP seats: 45) Tedj Saïfi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Israel Aguiar in the 2nd minute of play. Guido Herrera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Dahleb, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Taneytown AF's zone, Israel Aguiar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tedj Saïfi came out of the goal and Israel Aguiar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Mohamed Dahleb had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Grigoris Bikakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Tedj Saïfi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tedj Saïfi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sabino Telinhos, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Taneytown AF's goal looked a bit too open when Sabino Telinhos came free, but Tedj Saïfi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the game, Mohamed Dahleb cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Guido Herrera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 24 minutes into the match, Sabino Telinhos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tedj Saïfi. Taneytown AF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sabino Telinhos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. A collision led to Taneytown AF getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Hamid Abrika hit a great ball. In the 30th minute of the match Ole-Einar Nekstad sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tedj Saïfi skillfully saved the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Diego Leme in the 38th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Taneytown AF's Abdel Madjer. Grigoris Bikakis's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 42ndth minute, Tedj Saïfi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Estevão Macedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Tedj Saïfi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sabino Telinhos made a kick off. Tedj Saïfi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Israel Aguiar, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Mohamed Dahleb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Farense's Marcos Ponte was substituted for Almiro Bacelar. SC Farense's Tarcísio Marinho was substituted for Sabino Telinhos. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Taneytown AF's goalkeeper Tedj Saïfi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 64 minutes into the match, Estevão Macedo notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Taneytown AF's Tedj Saïfi. Tedj Saïfi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 70th minute, Hamid Abrika hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Grigoris Bikakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tedj Saïfi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grigoris Bikakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bouabdellah Bendjedid could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Guido Herrera made a huge save. Diego Leme hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. The supporters of Taneytown AF booed when SC Farense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armando Malafaia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tedj Saïfi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tarcísio Marinho in the 90th minute of the match. Yacine Azzizi-Kettab hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Tedj Saïfi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tarcísio Marinho in the 95th minute of the match.

For all the effort they put into the match, the Taneytown AF players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SC Farense.