League

Vila Nova de Gaia
Spectators: 7775 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 100) Geriatricos FC's Serafim Barros 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. Baltasar Vilanova could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Horácio Festas made a huge save. Nuno Figueiredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vítor Benevides, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Geriatricos FC's Caio Garcia couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 10th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for C. F. CANELAS 2010. Horácio Festas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jon Forsmo, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Horácio Festas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vítor Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Tomás Carneiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nuno Figueiredo. C. F. CANELAS 2010's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomás Carneiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 19th minute, Vítor Sousa reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Horácio Festas. The goal made the score 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Geriatricos FC's zone, Vítor Sousa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Horácio Festas came out of the goal and Vítor Sousa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Geriatricos FC's Horácio Festas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vítor Sousa in the 26th minute of play. A collision led to Geriatricos FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Joaquim Mascarenhas hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vítor Sousa in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Horácio Festas saved Geriatricos FC from getting behind. Horácio Festas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Baltasar Vilanova went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. 38 minutes into the game, Octávio Horta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Geriatricos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C. F. CANELAS 2010 the free kick. 39 minutes into the match, Baltasar Vilanova sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Horácio Festas threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Baltasar Vilanova this time. Horácio Festas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jon Forsmo, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 41st minute Jon Forsmo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horácio Festas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vítor Benevides took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nuno Figueiredo. Nuno Figueiredo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. 47 minutes into the match, Geriatricos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jon Forsmo came free, but Horácio Festas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Baltasar Vilanova stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Baltasar Vilanova hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 51st minute Vítor Benevides shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Figueiredo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 53 minutes into the game, C. F. CANELAS 2010's Jon Forsmo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Horácio Festas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. In the 56th minute, Baltasar Vilanova got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 60 minutes into the game, C. F. CANELAS 2010's Vítor Sousa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Horácio Festas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vítor Sousa in the 66th minute of play forced Geriatricos FC's goalkeeper Horácio Festas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Geriatricos FC's Jacob Santarém got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 69th minute, Vítor Sousa made a precise shot to the right of Horácio Festas. Geriatricos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. Vítor Sousa took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Horácio Festas. Horácio Festas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-2. Horácio Festas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jon Forsmo, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Baltasar Vilanova scored 7-2 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Horácio Festas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 87th minute, Vítor Sousa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Horácio Festas was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-2. Baltasar Vilanova took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Horácio Festas. Horácio Festas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-2. Horácio Festas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jon Forsmo, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. C. F. CANELAS 2010 walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.