Official Cup

NINHO DOS FALCÕES
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Adelino Sampaio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santiago Gau having to interfere. In the 6th minute, Adelino Sampaio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santiago Gau was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Murillo Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Honorato Omero in the 11th minute of the match. The supporters of FALCÕES VERDES booed when Mainumby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victor Gelmiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 22 minutes, Benigno Ilazki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mainumby and the FALCÕES VERDES players grew even worse after the yellow card. After taking down the ball on FALCÕES VERDES's corner Richard Vieira fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Santiago Gau quite easily take care of the ball. When Honorato Omero fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mainumby's protests and gave Honorato Omero a yellow card for diving instead. In the 29th minute, Honorato Omero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FALCÕES VERDES's Murillo Macedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benigno Ilazki in the 34th minute of play. Santiago Gau made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christiano Abraão in the 35th minute. Bruno Lenzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manuel Ferraz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Santiago Gau made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bruno Lenzi in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santiago Gau prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The audience was convinced that Bruno Lenzi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santiago Gau was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. In the 58th minute Manuel Ferraz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Gau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the game, Bruno Lenzi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Santiago Gau was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Mainumby getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Victor Gelmiro hit a great ball. Santiago Gau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Vieira in the 64th minute of play. Mainumby's Santiago Gau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Lenzi in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiano Abraão in the 72nd minute of play forced Mainumby's goalkeeper Santiago Gau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Beltza's late challenge caught a FALCÕES VERDES's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Armando Beltza helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of FALCÕES VERDES booed when Mainumby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armando Beltza didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bruno Lenzi in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santiago Gau saved Mainumby from getting behind. Bruno Lenzi succeeded in the game's 78th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-0. Honorato Omero hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute Bruno Lenzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Gau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute Adelino Sampaio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Gau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Christiano Abraão came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the FALCÕES VERDES 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 Christiano Abraão couldn't finish the play. Mainumby's Santiago Gau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Lenzi in the 88th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Christiano Abraão made a precise shot to the right of Santiago Gau. Mainumby's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Bruno Lenzi kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FALCÕES VERDES fully deserved thier win.