Official Cup

O Poboado
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Clube Esportivo Saudade's Lucas Villanueva 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. Wei Chuan Xuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Cruz in the 3rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Datiel Ariel managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C. Golasso's supporters rose to their feet, but Datiel Ariel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wei Chuan Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Wen Han Xi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delmiro Figueroa in the 10th minute of the match. Wei Chuan Xuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Cruz in the 11th minute of play. Lucas Villanueva's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Wen Han Xi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind F.C. Golasso's goalkeeper Wen Han Xi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 19th minute of the match Clube Esportivo Saudade got a corner. F.C. Golasso's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rafa Morado ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a little luck, F.C. Golasso's Wen Han Xi got control of the ball when Lucas Villanueva tried to sneak it across the goal line. Teodor Vrânceanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wei Chuan Xuan having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Datiel Ariel managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C. Golasso's supporters rose to their feet, but Datiel Ariel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wei Chuan Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Lucas Villanueva came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Clube Esportivo Saudade fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lucas Villanueva couldn't finish the play. If Datiel Ariel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wen Han Xi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lucas Villanueva went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 38 minutes into the match, Alvah Buck had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wei Chuan Xuan. Clube Esportivo Saudade's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alvah Buck was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After having played for 41 minutes, Bilbo Zafrilla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clube Esportivo Saudade's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bilbo Zafrilla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Clube Esportivo Saudade's Bilbo Zafrilla got a free kick in the 47th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Francisco Cruz was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Clube Esportivo Saudade getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Timoteo Gibert hit a great ball. With a little luck, Clube Esportivo Saudade's Wei Chuan Xuan got control of the ball when Teodor Vrânceanu tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Ayalon Zifer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Datiel Ariel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wei Chuan Xuan having to interfere. F.C. Golasso's Luca Popeangă was substituted for Alvah Buck. Wen Han Xi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Villanueva in the 68th minute of play. Lucas Villanueva's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wen Han Xi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Clube Esportivo Saudade were awarded a corner in the 72th minute after F.C. Golasso's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rafa Morado took the corner. The corner led to Clube Esportivo Saudade's Timoteo Gibert getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 79th minute of the match Clube Esportivo Saudade got a corner. F.C. Golasso's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rafa Morado ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Clube Esportivo Saudade's Delmiro Figueroa to fire away a dangerous shot which Wen Han Xi despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Delmiro Figueroa sped through F.C. Golasso's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Wen Han Xi. In the 90th minute, Timoteo Gibert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Villanueva in the 92nd minute of play forced F.C. Golasso's goalkeeper Wen Han Xi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute Clube Esportivo Saudade were awarded a corner. Rafa Morado went to the cornerflag to take it. Rafa Morado made a great header on Clube Esportivo Saudade's corner, it was just that F.C. Golasso's Wen Han Xi managed to reach the ball for a save.