League

Lions Arena
Spectators: 7660 (Terracing: 5747, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joaquim Luz got the match started through his kick off. Mariano Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquim Luz in the 9th minute of play. Artur Câmara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mariano Esteves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonçalo Marques in the 13th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Artur Câmara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Alves was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. In the 20th minute Joaquim Luz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mariano Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mariano Esteves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simão Andrade in the 23rd minute of the match. If Artur Câmara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Alves made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Artur Câmara sent off a good shot on target. Luís Alves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Artur Câmara's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Aldo Coelho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Luís Alves made a huge save. Aldo Coelho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Luís Alves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Pinheiro in the 37th minute of play forced AKXE MADUREIRA's goalkeeper Mariano Esteves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mariano Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Pinheiro in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Pinheiro in the 42nd minute of play forced AKXE MADUREIRA's goalkeeper Mariano Esteves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, AKXE MADUREIRA's António Macedo got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 44th minute Nuno Pinheiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mariano Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AKXE MADUREIRA's Mariano Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim Luz in the 46th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

AKXE MADUREIRA's Mariano Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simão Andrade in the 57th minute of play. After 57 minutes, Aldo Coelho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AKXE MADUREIRA and the SC Tavila players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, AKXE MADUREIRA's Aldo Coelho got a free kick in the 57th minute. When Lourenço Paredes fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Tavila's protests and gave Lourenço Paredes a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, SC Tavila's Lourenço Paredes got a free kick in the 67th minute. 71 minutes into the match, AKXE MADUREIRA's goalkeeper Mariano Esteves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nuno Pinheiro. In the 74th minute, Matias Gonçalves 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. In the 76thth minute of the game Artur Câmara who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Tavila's Luís Alves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luís Alves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Artur Câmara's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Luís Alves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Sardinha in the 79th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in SC Tavila's zone, Artur Câmara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Alves came out of the goal and Artur Câmara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cristiano Espírito Santo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Artur Câmara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Durval Durães kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Lourenço Paredes struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Mariano Esteves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Tavila. 89 minutes into the game, Simão Andrade recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Mariano Esteves. Simão Andrade showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. Artur Câmara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The AKXE MADUREIRA supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching SC Tavila's performance. The match ended with a win for SC Tavila.