Official Cup

Algarve XXI
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) 4 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Fikri Tekinay came free, but Qiu Chuan Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th match minute, The dogs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ryan Gray to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute of the match, Gonzalo Lixandro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Angelo Peruzzi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgo Love in the 15th minute of play forced Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Lixandro in the 16th minute of play forced The dogs's goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qiu Chuan Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fikri Tekinay, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Sebastião Severo came free, but Qiu Chuan Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Qiu Chuan Ran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sebastião Severo's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. 32 minutes into the match, The dogs's Fikri Tekinay sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Qiu Chuan Ran narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. defense, Fikri Tekinay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Qiu Chuan Ran. The Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Qiu Chuan Ran should have stopped the shot. The dogs were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Genaro Polo took the corner. The corner led The dogs's Genaro Polo to fire away a dangerous shot which Qiu Chuan Ran despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 42nd minute Sebastião Severo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiu Chuan Ran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fikri Tekinay hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. With a little luck, The dogs's Angelo Peruzzi got control of the ball when Raimundo Ventura tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 46th match minute, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolfo Faria to maneuver through the defense. The Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. The dogs were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sebastião Severo was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, The dogs's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Lixandro came free, but Angelo Peruzzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, The dogs's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Ventura came free, but Angelo Peruzzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Qiu Chuan Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastião Severo in the 55th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Sebastião Severo managed to get in a good position for a shot. The dogs's supporters rose to their feet, but Sebastião Severo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Qiu Chuan Ran breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The dogs made a substitution. Ariel Bertin replaced Virgo Love. 61 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Fikri Tekinay came free, but Qiu Chuan Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Angelo Peruzzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raimundo Ventura in the 62nd minute of play. Angelo Peruzzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzalo Lixandro in the 68th minute of play. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Menelaos Damianos was substituted for Victoriano Ubelteso. In the 76th minute of the match Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. got a corner. The dogs's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Venedikt Ukraintsev ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Venedikt Ukraintsev got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Angelo Peruzzi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastião Severo in the 83rd minute of play forced Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angelo Peruzzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raimundo Ventura in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Gonzalo Lixandro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angelo Peruzzi. The dogs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gonzalo Lixandro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Claudemiro Madureira was substituted for Israel Carvalhal. 89 minutes into the match, The dogs's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Ventura came free, but Angelo Peruzzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Genaro Polo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fikri Tekinay during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 96 played minutes The dogs got a freekick which was hit by Fikri Tekinay. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.