Official Cup

El Gran Palacio
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cacá Matorin kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, Leonardo Galo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Picles de Pepino's Mané dos Santos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Gilberto Abraão scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anier Cambranes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Moriste en el balotaje's Anier Cambranes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cacá Matorin in the 8th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Leonardo Galo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anier Cambranes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Abraão in the 25th minute of the match. Moriste en el balotaje's Anier Cambranes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximilien Gourmelon in the 36th minute of play. Picles de Pepino's Murillo Pinho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Picles de Pepino from getting a goal against them. When Moriste en el balotaje's Horacio Xabier in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Picles de Pepino's goalie prevented a goal. Bishen Polla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Murillo Pinho having to make a save. When Andres D'Alessandro fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Moriste en el balotaje's protests and gave Andres D'Alessandro a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Picles de Pepino booed when Moriste en el balotaje was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andres D'Alessandro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bishen Polla to make the kick off. Horacio Xabier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Murillo Pinho having to interfere. Murillo Pinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bishen Polla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 61 minutes into the game, when Alto Bot put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 61st minute of the game. One of Moriste en el balotaje:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Picles de Pepino:s goal. 75 minutes into the match, Moriste en el balotaje's goalkeeper Anier Cambranes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cacá Matorin. When Maximilien Gourmelon came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Picles de Pepino 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 Maximilien Gourmelon couldn't finish the play. After having played for 90 minutes, Silvinho Macedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Picles de Pepino's supporters crossed their fingers, but Silvinho Macedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Leonardo Galo made in the 92nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Horacio Xabier immediately put the ball in play. Gilberto Abraão's late challenge caught a Moriste en el balotaje's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gilberto Abraão helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Moriste en el balotaje booed when Picles de Pepino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Abraão didn't get a good kick on the ball.