Official Cup

LA BRANCANERA
Spectators: 456 (Terracing: 342, Seating: 105, VIP seats: 9) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mauro Milano took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Sportivo Fernet Branca's Mauro Milano in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye VB-Team's goalie prevented a goal. Through an outstanding action, after 8 minutes, Armindo Salgado successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Cosme Koldobika's late challenge caught a VB-Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cosme Koldobika helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Sportivo Fernet Branca getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Cosme Koldobika hit a great ball. In the 11th minute Mauro Milano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armindo Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Sportivo Fernet Branca's Mauro Milano in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye VB-Team's goalie prevented a goal. VB-Team's Armindo Salgado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save VB-Team from getting a goal against them. 26 minutes into the match, Sportivo Fernet Branca's goal looked a bit too open when Qiu Sheng Bang came free, but Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, VB-Team's Luís Caeiro got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sportivo Fernet Branca's goalkeeper Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 33rd minute, Joaquim de Barros left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VB-Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpected shot in the 36th minute by Cosme Koldobika got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Sportivo Fernet Branca's Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Caeiro in the 38th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Arthur Guerra in the 41st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Sportivo Fernet Branca's Cosme Koldobika. After the first half VB-Team were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 52nd minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armindo Salgado. Armindo Salgado dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 58 minutes into the match, Sportivo Fernet Branca's Mauro Milano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armindo Salgado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Armindo Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. The supporters of VB-Team booed when Sportivo Fernet Branca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastião Carvalhais didn't get a good kick on the ball. Shao Kun Yuan hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. VB-Team made a substitution. Sandro Leitão replaced Qiu Sheng Bang. Shao Kun Yuan kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. In the 70th minute of the match Gustavo-Hernán Egoi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Armindo Salgado showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ayaz Akhmetshin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Armindo Salgado having to make a save. Armindo Salgado came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Sportivo Fernet Branca's Mauro Milano. But to his dismay, Mauro Milano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Sportivo Fernet Branca made a substitution. Damian Guifre replaced Gustavo-Hernán Egoi. VB-Team's Armindo Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Guifre in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Guifre came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Joaquim de Barros could shoot a difficult shot in the 85th minute, which Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz however easily saved by the left post. VB-Team were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Sportivo Fernet Branca's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Traian Hăvârneanu took the corner. The corner led VB-Team's Traian Hăvârneanu to fire away a dangerous shot which Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Gervásio Severiano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz made a huge save. Sportivo Fernet Branca's Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Traian Hăvârneanu in the 92nd minute of play. Joaquim de Barros's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz firmly grabbed it by the left post. When Sportivo Fernet Branca's Damian Guifre in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye VB-Team's goalie prevented a goal.

After the break the players went out on the field to play the first half of overtime with revived energy in their legs. Sportivo Fernet Branca's Damian Guifre started the play with the initial kick off. Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Traian Hăvârneanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 99th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim de Barros in the 101st minute of play forced Sportivo Fernet Branca's goalkeeper Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armindo Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Milano in the 103rd minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Alisson De Gasperi in the 113th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Sportivo Fernet Branca's Sebastião Carvalhais.

Everyone could clearly see that both VB-Team's and Sportivo Fernet Branca's players was becoming tired in their legs when VB-Team's Joaquim de Barros did the kick off in the second half of the overtime. Joaquim de Barros struck a weak shot in the 117th minute. Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VB-Team. With an all-out effort, VB-Team's Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz threw himself towards the right post 118 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Traian Hăvârneanu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ayaz Akhmetshin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Traian Hăvârneanu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 126thth minute tested the skills of Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joaquim de Barros in the 128th minute. Sportivo Fernet Branca's Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 130th minute of the match, managed to save Sportivo Fernet Branca from getting a goal against them. 131 minutes into the match, Sportivo Fernet Branca's goal looked a bit too open when Gervásio Severiano came free, but Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gervásio Severiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 132nd minute. Defensive play by both the teams in the second half of extra-time meant the match finished 2-2. The game would now be decided on penalties.

In the 134th minute there was a penalty for VB-Team. Traian Hăvârneanu stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz. 2-3. VB-Team:s Armindo Salgado showed great skill when he stopped Gualterio Peli:s penalty. VB-Team:s Armindo Salgado showed great skill when he stopped Cosme Koldobika:s penalty. The referee gave VB-Team a penalty, 139 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Sandro Leitão, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sportivo Fernet Branca's Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz. 2-5. Armindo Salgado had in the 140thth minute some difficulties stopping Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. When the final whistle sounded VB-Team left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Sportivo Fernet Branca.