Official Cup

Arena CaldeirãoVerde
Spectators: 443 (Terracing: 333, Seating: 102, VIP seats: 8) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gil Paiva made the kick off which started today's match. When Cacá Diniz fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s protests and gave Cacá Diniz a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Cacá Diniz hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Terence Puskás in the 4th minute of play forced União Verde FC's goalkeeper José Augusto Falcão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Terence Puskás took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised José Augusto Falcão. José Augusto Falcão dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Terence Puskás in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg José Augusto Falcão saved União Verde FC from getting behind. União Verde FC's José Augusto Falcão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaká Esteves in the 14th minute of play. Caetano Simões made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Fernandão Loyola sent off a good shot on target. José Augusto Falcão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Terence Puskás, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Augusto Falcão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cacá Diniz in the 24th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Terence Puskás left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After a rather tough play, União Verde FC's Cauã Maciel got a free kick in the 31st minute. 32 minutes into the match, £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s Clóvis Barros broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamim Saldanha in the 35th minute of play forced £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s goalkeeper Caetano Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Caetano Simões made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gil Paiva in the 37th minute. José Augusto Falcão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredinho Oliveira in the 42nd minute of the match. If Gil Paiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 47 minutes into the game, Benjamim Saldanha recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Caetano Simões. Benjamim Saldanha showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. The União Verde FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ were winning 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Terence Puskás was the one to do the kick off. Caetano Simões showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gil Paiva in the 56th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in União Verde FC's zone, Cacá Diniz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Augusto Falcão came out of the goal and Cacá Diniz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Terence Puskás in the 65th minute of play forced União Verde FC's goalkeeper José Augusto Falcão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kaká Esteves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s Terence Puskás slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of José Augusto Falcão. That made the score 1-3 after 69 minutes of play. In the 73rd match minute, União Verde FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adalberto Albuquerque to maneuver through the defense. Adalberto Albuquerque hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. With a little luck, União Verde FC's José Augusto Falcão got control of the ball when Terence Puskás tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 85thth minute of the game Cacá Diniz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but União Verde FC's José Augusto Falcão was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. José Augusto Falcão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cacá Diniz in the 90th minute of play. José Augusto Falcão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Terence Puskás, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute.

£øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.