Official Cup

Estádio de MANCELOS
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Israel Carmo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 5 minutes into the match. 4 minutes into the game, one of F.C. CORVOS MANCELOS:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 6th minute there was a penalty for 苏州觅香足球俱乐部. Afriz Vijiaratnam stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Nélson Bacelar. 0-1. 9 minutes into the game, Famih Namasivayam cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Nélson Bacelar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 13 minutes into the match, Danish Hongyi notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of F.C. CORVOS MANCELOS's Nélson Bacelar. Nélson Bacelar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Hafriz Butcher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Guterres in the 21st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Famih Namasivayam in the 22nd minute of play forced F.C. CORVOS MANCELOS's goalkeeper Nélson Bacelar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute, Ryan Hee hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hafriz Butcher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filinto Bettencourt in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute, Ryan Hee 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. 28 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goalkeeper Hafriz Butcher had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Filinto Bettencourt. In the 29th minute, F.C. CORVOS MANCELOS's Rodrigo Guterres dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Nélson Bacelar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Famih Namasivayam went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Nélson Bacelar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danish Hongyi, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Hafriz Butcher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Guterres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Hafriz Butcher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Guterres in the 53rd minute of play. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Hafriz Butcher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Guterres in the 55th minute of play. Afriz Tee kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. The 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Famih Namasivayam looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind F.C. CORVOS MANCELOS's goalkeeper Nélson Bacelar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Afriz Tee sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 booed when F.C. CORVOS MANCELOS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogério Avelar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Danish Hongyi charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Danish Hongyi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 72 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Guterres came free, but Hafriz Butcher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. F.C. CORVOS MANCELOS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 76th minute, when Famih Namasivayam scored to the left of an out of position Nélson Bacelar, making the score, 1-6. After a defensive mix-up in F.C. CORVOS MANCELOS's zone, Darren Dryburgh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nélson Bacelar came out of the goal and Darren Dryburgh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. F.C. CORVOS MANCELOS's Nélson Bacelar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Famih Namasivayam in the 81st minute of play. Nélson Bacelar made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Famih Namasivayam sent off a good shot on target. Darren Dryburgh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nélson Bacelar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darren Dryburgh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Famih Namasivayam took a quick shot and it went in 1-7 without a chance for Nélson Bacelar to make any attempt to save it. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.