Official Cup

Estádio Figueiredo
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ni Qi Yuan kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes Ique Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldinho Valle. Turgay Şeren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo José, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Moneyball Academy's Turgay Şeren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo José in the 15th minute of play. Turgay Şeren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo José in the 17th minute of the match. Dé Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ni Qi Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. The audience was convinced that Paulo José's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Turgay Şeren was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Ique Football Club's Dé Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ni Qi Yuan in the 23rd minute of play. Dé Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ni Qi Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Ni Qi Yuan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Moneyball Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Ni Qi Yuan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dé Andrade breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dé Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ni Qi Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After 34 minutes Moneyball Academy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Conrado de Salles who took care of the corner kick. Moneyball Academy's Arnaldo Bernaldo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Tibor Hegyi, made in the 37th minute of the game. 40 minutes into the match, Moneyball Academy's goalkeeper Turgay Şeren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aloísio da Costa. If Ni Qi Yuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dé Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ni Qi Yuan in the 43rd minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Moneyball Academy's Sebastian Bihar was substituted for Toni Delgado. The wind increased when Aloísio da Costa made the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, Moneyball Academy's Dé Andrade threw himself towards the right post 54 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Barnaba Ciborek, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aloísio da Costa in the 56th minute of play forced Moneyball Academy's goalkeeper Turgay Şeren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dé Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Enoaia in the 57th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Sebastian Bihar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Moneyball Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Sebastian Bihar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dé Andrade breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dé Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Bihar, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute, Barnaba Ciborek 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. Ique Football Club made a substitution. Denílson Paulista replaced Paulo José. Barnaba Ciborek scored 0-2 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dé Andrade, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 76 minutes, Honrio Carretero mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ique Football Club and the Moneyball Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ique Football Club's Honrio Carretero got a free kick in the 76th minute. Turgay Şeren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yaseen Bo Hamad in the 78th minute of the match. The throw-in from Célio Lira in the 83rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Moneyball Academy's Ulises Dimas. In the 93rd match minute, Ique Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Pontes to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute Honrio Carretero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Turgay Şeren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Honrio Carretero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Ique Football Club lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.