Official Cup

MACONHA
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Valdemar Anjos started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's goalkeeper Florentino Franco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valdemar Anjos. Florentino Franco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valdemar Anjos in the 5th minute. After a rather tough play, R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's Laureano Natanael got a free kick in the 8th minute. The long shot by Humberto Mascarenhas in the 8th minute really tested Florentino Franco's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Jorge Valério showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carolo Nardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Humberto Mascarenhas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Florentino Franco made a huge save. With a little luck, R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's Florentino Franco got control of the ball when Valdemar Anjos tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Hilário Campelo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Florentino Franco. That made the score 3-0 in the 23 minute of play. When Valdemar Anjos came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Ponte do Carro 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 Valdemar Anjos couldn't finish the play. Florentino Franco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdemar Anjos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Javier Acosta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Javier Acosta managed to get in a good position for a shot. R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's supporters rose to their feet, but Javier Acosta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorge Valério breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's zone, Jesualdo Valadão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florentino Franco came out of the goal and Jesualdo Valadão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 38 minutes, Jesualdo Valadão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ponte do Carro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jesualdo Valadão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Valdemar Anjos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's Florentino Franco got control of the ball when Jesualdo Valadão tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jorge Valério took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Javier Acosta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Javier Acosta made the kick off in the second half. Florentino Franco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Micael Marques in the 50th minute of the match. Jorge Valério made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Javier Acosta in the 52nd minute of play. Alejandro Silban hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Ponte do Carro's Jesualdo Valadão couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И. After a defensive mix-up in R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's zone, Valdemar Anjos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florentino Franco came out of the goal and Valdemar Anjos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 65 played minutes R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И got a freekick which was hit by Laureano Natanael. Jorge Valério made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Laureano Natanael sent off a good shot on target. In the 70th match minute, Ponte do Carro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jesualdo Valadão to maneuver through the defense. Manuel Curado hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. When Armando Franco fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's protests and gave Armando Franco a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's Armando Franco got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 79th minute, Laureano Natanael hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, R̶Ī̶И̶И̶Є̶Ǥ̶Â̶И's Laureano Natanael got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 91st minute, Hilário Campelo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Florentino Franco was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ponte do Carro had played much better football throughout.