Official Cup

MACAU STADIUM LUZ
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristiano Pelé kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Jesus in the 3rd minute of play forced En Avant Nikko's goalkeeper Luis Douaud to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by En Avant Nikko's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Su Cheng Ang was slow to take the kick. During this time MACAU. F.C's players had a chance to rest. The corner led MACAU. F.C's Su Cheng Ang to fire away a dangerous shot which Luis Douaud despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 5th minute, Rodolphe Dutartre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th match minute, MACAU. F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Pelé to maneuver through the defense. Rodrigo Jesus blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luis Douaud having to make a save. Luis Douaud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Pelé in the 10th minute of play. The nice shot from Cristiano Pelé in the 15thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Luis Douaud had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Luis Douaud was out of position in the 19 minute of play, and Rodrigo Jesus capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rodrigo Jesus really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 22ndth minute of the game Cristiano Pelé who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but En Avant Nikko's Luis Douaud was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Josué Aires received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Luis Douaud tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Josué Aires charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Josué Aires the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Josué Aires kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. After some careless play in the En Avant Nikko defense, Cristiano Pelé kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luis Douaud. The En Avant Nikko fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luis Douaud should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristiano Pelé in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luis Douaud saved En Avant Nikko from getting behind. Su Cheng Ang took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luis Douaud. En Avant Nikko's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cristiano Pelé's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luis Douaud was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. In the 47th minute Romain Dupret shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvério Granja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Romain Dupret made a kick off. Luis Douaud stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristiano Pelé's shot from short distance in the 50th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Pelé in the 53rd minute of play forced En Avant Nikko's goalkeeper Luis Douaud to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Cristiano Pelé got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Edgar Candeias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Luis Douaud tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 64 minutes of play, MACAU. F.C's Cristiano Pelé made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luis Douaud was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Jesus in the 67th minute of play forced En Avant Nikko's goalkeeper Luis Douaud to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 70 played minutes En Avant Nikko got a freekick which was hit by François Pommier. Su Cheng Ang shot from long distance after 71 played minutes, a shot that Luis Douaud with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. After 72 minutes, Rodrigo Jesus made it 5-0 with a short kick to the right side. En Avant Nikko's Luis Douaud tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristiano Pelé in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luis Douaud saved En Avant Nikko from getting behind. Morgan Fritsch hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 79th match minute, En Avant Nikko was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bryan Morlot to maneuver through the defense. Luis Douaud showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albérico Fonseca in the 83rd minute of the match. After 86 minutes of play, MACAU. F.C's Cristiano Pelé made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luis Douaud was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of En Avant Nikko booed when MACAU. F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgar Candeias didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 94 played minutes, MACAU. F.C's Edgar Candeias shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luis Douaud came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in MACAU. F.C reached it. Rodrigo Jesus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. There was no doubt that MACAU. F.C were the better team. MACAU. F.C's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.