Official Cup

Arena Tradicional
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Ardiles's Donato Venerando 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeu Vergílio in the 3rd minute of play forced Ardiles's goalkeeper Emanuel Jacob to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santo Marcos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimeno Abastas, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Santo Marcos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Venerando, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 7 minutes into the match, Football Verde-Amarelo's Amadeu Vergílio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emanuel Jacob narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Football Verde-Amarelo getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Chico Secco hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chico Secco got free with Emanuel Jacob in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Emanuel Jacob showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amadeu Vergílio in the 29th minute of the match. Santo Marcos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donato Venerando in the 30th minute of play. Donato Venerando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Football Verde-Amarelo booed when Ardiles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Indiana Jones didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd minute, Donato Venerando left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ardiles fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 48th minute Donato Venerando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santo Marcos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Amadeu Vergílio made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Secco in the 53rd minute of play forced Ardiles's goalkeeper Emanuel Jacob to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuel Jacob made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chico Secco in the 53rd minute of play. The supporters of Football Verde-Amarelo booed when Ardiles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donato Venerando didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th minute of the match Reinaldo Custódio shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emanuel Jacob showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Cristo Basajaun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santos Eguen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th match minute, Football Verde-Amarelo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reinaldo Custódio to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Football Verde-Amarelo's goalkeeper Santo Marcos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fernando Rosado was shown his second yellow card after 69 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 70 played minutes Football Verde-Amarelo got a freekick which was hit by Fernando Rosado. With a little luck, Football Verde-Amarelo's Santo Marcos got control of the ball when Cristo Basajaun tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ardiles's Jimeno Abastas got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Football Verde-Amarelo made a substitution. Vito Batista replaced Chico Secco. 78 minutes into the match, Football Verde-Amarelo's goal looked a bit too open when Indiana Jones came free, but Santo Marcos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Football Verde-Amarelo defense, Indiana Jones kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santo Marcos. The Football Verde-Amarelo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santo Marcos should have stopped the shot. In the 80th match minute, Ardiles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jimeno Abastas to maneuver through the defense. 85 minutes into the game, Vito Batista was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Football Verde-Amarelo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ardiles the free kick. Vito Batista hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Lino Telesforo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vito Batista hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. 97 minutes into the match, Ardiles's Felipe Nuno sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santo Marcos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The Ardiles players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.