Official Cup

Estádio BARRACA
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chi-Chi Kent made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind No Gravity FC's goalkeeper Gunnar Martinsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 10 minutes into the game, Chi-Chi Kent cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Gunnar Martinsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. POPULAR F.C's Chi-Chi Kent got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 17 played minutes POPULAR F.C got a freekick which was hit by Gláuber de Queiroz. Emílio Messias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Georg Almqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind No Gravity FC's goalkeeper Gunnar Martinsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gunnar Martinsson made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Chi-Chi Kent sent off a good shot on target. When Torsten Sjöberg fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored No Gravity FC's protests and gave Torsten Sjöberg a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of POPULAR F.C booed when No Gravity FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Torsten Sjöberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. POPULAR F.C's Emílio Messias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Georg Almqvist in the 31st minute of play. POPULAR F.C's attentive Gláuber de Queiroz managed to snatch the ball when Douglas Wall made a throw-in in the 37th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chi-Chi Kent in the 42nd minute of play forced No Gravity FC's goalkeeper Gunnar Martinsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Douglas Wall charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Douglas Wall the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Douglas Wall kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Georg Almqvist was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by No Gravity FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Serginho do Vale was slow to take the kick. During this time POPULAR F.C's players had a chance to rest. Chi-Chi Kent received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Gunnar Martinsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. POPULAR F.C made a substitution. Nilton Catarinense replaced Baltazar Schmidt. After 60 minutes of play, POPULAR F.C's Chi-Chi Kent made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gunnar Martinsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Chi-Chi Kent in the 64th minute of play forced No Gravity FC's goalkeeper Gunnar Martinsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to POPULAR F.C getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Kaká Fantini hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Douglas Wall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emílio Messias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Georg Almqvist in the 73rd minute of the match. Douglas Wall hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. When Chi-Chi Kent came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the POPULAR F.C 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 Chi-Chi Kent couldn't finish the play. 82 minutes into the game, POPULAR F.C's Chi-Chi Kent nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gunnar Martinsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. 87 minutes into the game, POPULAR F.C's Chi-Chi Kent nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gunnar Martinsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Douglas Wall was shown his second yellow card after 90 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Douglas Wall hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. 97 minutes into the match, No Gravity FC's Georg Almqvist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emílio Messias narrowly saved just below the crossbar.