Official Cup

Alheira F.C. Stadium
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Emilio Petroni kicked off to start the match. Domenico Vago kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. In the 3rd minute of the match Adelino Gusmão sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dino Del Nero skillfully saved the ball. When Domenico Vago fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Santa Filomenna's protests and gave Domenico Vago a yellow card for diving instead. In the 8th match minute, Santa Filomenna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domenico Vago to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Miguel Sampaio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dino Del Nero was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. In the 13th minute of the match Alheira FC got a corner. Santa Filomenna's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Adelino Gusmão ran over to the corner to take the kick. Dino Del Nero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Sampaio in the 14th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Adelino Gusmão ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dino Del Nero was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Nicolau Simões could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Dino Del Nero made a huge save. Dino Del Nero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisão Romero in the 27th minute of play. Dino Del Nero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Sampaio in the 28th minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Severiano Dias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dino Del Nero was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Dino Del Nero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Sampaio in the 35th minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Santa Filomenna's goalkeeper Dino Del Nero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Severiano Dias. Dino Del Nero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Sampaio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Luisão Romero made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Luisão Romero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dino Del Nero. Santa Filomenna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luisão Romero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. In the 56th minute Nicolau Simões shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dino Del Nero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute, Domenico Vago hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eraldo Zoccali hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute Nicolau Simões shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dino Del Nero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Santa Filomenna getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Eraldo Zoccali hit a great ball. 64 minutes into the game, Alheira FC's Miguel Sampaio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dino Del Nero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. After a rather tough play, Santa Filomenna's Dave Genta got a free kick in the 68th minute. After 72 minutes of play, Alheira FC's Miguel Sampaio made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dino Del Nero was left in no man's land by his defense there! Santa Filomenna's Dino Del Nero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luisão Romero in the 79th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Miguel Sampaio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dino Del Nero. Santa Filomenna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miguel Sampaio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. 85 minutes into the match, Adelino Gusmão had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dino Del Nero. Santa Filomenna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adelino Gusmão was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severiano Dias in the 89th minute of play forced Santa Filomenna's goalkeeper Dino Del Nero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dino Del Nero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolau Simões, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dino Del Nero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolau Simões in the 95th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Alheira FC had played much better football throughout.