Official Cup

Estádio do Minho
Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Balavanis's Marin Gavrilă started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Isidoro Vilarinho hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. The supporters of Balavanis booed when Minho FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Cortez didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alípio Gaspar in the 11th minute of play forced Balavanis's goalkeeper Aron Bebeșel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marin Gavrilă's late challenge caught a Minho FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marin Gavrilă helped the player get up and apologised. In the 13th match minute, Balavanis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marin Gavrilă to maneuver through the defense. After 15 played minutes Alípio Gaspar rounded Balavanis's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Lisandro Leite kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. After 20 minutes, Juliano Caires mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Minho FC and the Balavanis players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 19th minute, one of Minho FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Minho FC. Augustin Manole fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jairo Calçada having to interfere. In the 30th minute, Raimundo Valente hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute, Marin Gavrilă 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. In the 33rd minute, Maurício Pimentel fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Aron Bebeșel, passed just outside the right post. Aron Bebeșel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alípio Gaspar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jairo Calçada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marin Gavrilă in the 35th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Moisés Ribeiro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Aron Bebeșel. The goal made the score 2-1. Gabriel Tatomir hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. 46 minutes into the match, Minho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marin Gavrilă came free, but Jairo Calçada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alípio Gaspar was the one to do the kick off. In the 57th minute, George Aelenei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marin Gavrilă in the 62nd minute of play forced Minho FC's goalkeeper Jairo Calçada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Horaţiu Vermeşan fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Balavanis's protests and gave Horaţiu Vermeşan a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Balavanis getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Horaţiu Vermeşan hit a great ball. After 66 played minutes, Minho FC's Jerónimo Sabrosa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aron Bebeșel 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 Minho FC reached it. If Cristinel Tapalagă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute Alípio Gaspar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Bebeșel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute Alípio Gaspar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Bebeșel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Balavanis getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. George Aelenei hit a great ball. Minho FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.