Official Cup

Arena Lady Valkyrie
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ricardo Amaral took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Amauri Azevedo came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Barbie Doll United U23 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 Amauri Azevedo couldn't finish the play. Gianluigi Soares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amauri Azevedo in the 11th minute. In the 13th match minute, Three Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Márcio Mandrak to maneuver through the defense. Giuseppe das Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard Monteiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Amauri Azevedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gianluigi Soares was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. In the 34th minute, Luiz Ortiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Barbie Doll United U23's Giuseppe das Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Ortiz in the 36th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Amauri Azevedo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gianluigi Soares, 1-0. Richard Monteiro scored 1-2 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Giuseppe das Neves, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

A collision led to Three Lions FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Ricardo Amaral hit a great ball. Arthur Machado hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Gianluigi Soares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edu Santana in the 62nd minute of play. When Arthur Machado fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barbie Doll United U23's protests and gave Arthur Machado a yellow card for diving instead. Luiz Ortiz succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 66th playminute. Giuseppe das Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Falcão Leite, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Ricardo Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ricardo Amaral came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Three Lions FC 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 Ricardo Amaral couldn't finish the play. Giuseppe das Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Ortiz in the 74th minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Raimundo Linares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Amauri Azevedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gianluigi Soares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amauri Azevedo in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 85th minute Luiz Ortiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giuseppe das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th match minute, Three Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Mineiro to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Three Lions FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.