Official Cup

Des. António Reis
Spectators: 2945 (Terracing: 2210, Seating: 677, VIP seats: 58) Gabriel Rebocho started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Antero Pais fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KINGS FC's protests and gave Antero Pais a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Portucale H5 booed when KINGS FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antero Pais didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aldaír Garcez was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 3rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 5th match minute, Portucale H5 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sidónio Meireles to maneuver through the defense. Tarcísio Telinhos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Estevão Bacelar having to make a save. André Curado charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed André Curado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. André Curado hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling André Malta in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Estevão Bacelar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aldaír Garcez during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of KINGS FC booed when Portucale H5 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aldaír Garcez didn't get a good kick on the ball. KINGS FC's Vasco Torcato got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vasco Torcato could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Lucílio Lobato made a huge save. In the 34th match minute, Portucale H5 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaspar Travassos to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Gabriel Rebocho managed to get in a good position for a shot. KINGS FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gabriel Rebocho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucílio Lobato breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Estevão Bacelar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Malta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tarcísio Telinhos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Estevão Bacelar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 44 minutes into the game, Gaspar Travassos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Estevão Bacelar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Estevão Bacelar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Malta in the 52nd minute of the match. Daniel Portela's late challenge caught a Portucale H5's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniel Portela helped the player get up and apologised. After 53 played minutes KINGS FC got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Portela. After 56 played minutes KINGS FC got a freekick which was hit by Antero Pais. After recieving a nice pass, Portucale H5's Aldaír Garcez tried to score from far away in the 57th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 59th minute of the match, André Malta got a very nice opportunity to score, but Estevão Bacelar was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 62 minutes into the game, KINGS FC's Vasco Torcato nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucílio Lobato made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Aldaír Garcez was shown his second yellow card after 70 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Aldaír Garcez kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. If Juliano Mendonça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 93 minutes into the game, KINGS FC's Gabriel Rebocho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucílio Lobato made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1.

KINGS FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Portucale H5 for a fine match.