Official Cup

Stadium Zemantauskas
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Amílton Ferreira started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Damaso Bilbo put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Almir Cruz. In the 10th minute, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Aristides Prejun seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Aristides Prejun the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Aristides Prejun had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Aristides Prejun hit a great ball. Maurinho Albuquerque could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Basilio Etxahun made a huge save. Eustaquio Vincent blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Almir Cruz having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Zemantauskas FC's Joel de Senna got a free kick in the 16th minute. Reynaldo Bastian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 19 minutes of play, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Eustaquio Vincent made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Almir Cruz was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Edgar Palmeira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zemantauskas FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Edgar Palmeira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Basilio Etxahun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 24 minutes, Amílton Ferreira made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Basilio Etxahun tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Eustaquio Vincent sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amílton Ferreira succeeded in the game's 35th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-2. 41 minutes into the match, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Joel de Senna came free, but Basilio Etxahun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Téo Luz hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Almir Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eustaquio Vincent in the 47th minute of the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eustaquio Vincent made a kick off. Reynaldo Bastian might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Almir Cruz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Reynaldo Bastian ran back to his position shaking his head. After 57 minutes, Isidro Jakes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ and the Zemantauskas FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Isidro Jakes got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute, Tiaguinho Carneiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Reynaldo Bastian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Basilio Etxahun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 67th match minute, Zemantauskas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel de Senna to maneuver through the defense. Almir Cruz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eustaquio Vincent showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 69 minute of play. A collision led to C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Eustaquio Vincent hit a great ball. Almir Cruz was out of position in the 75 minute of play, and Reynaldo Bastian capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Reynaldo Bastian really showed his touch with that goal: 2-4. Téo Luz got his second yellow card in the match during the 79th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 79th minute, Téo Luz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Reynaldo Bastian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Basilio Etxahun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cleiton Xavier in the 90th minute of the match. Basilio Etxahun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Cruz in the 91st minute of play.