League

Moscoso
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) After 2 played minutes sporting got a freekick which was hit by Amadeu Nunes. Ricardo Sá received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Patrício Álvares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bernardo Pacheco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 9 played minutes sporting got a freekick which was hit by Catarino Fonseca. If Bernardo Pacheco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valério Baião charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valério Baião the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Valério Baião kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Patrício Álvares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Sá in the 15th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in sporting's zone, Carlos Azevedo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrício Álvares came out of the goal and Carlos Azevedo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 23 played minutes sporting got a freekick which was hit by Óscar Vital. In the 28th match minute, Maputo F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viriato Viegas to maneuver through the defense. Carlos Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Patrício Álvares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Bernardo Pacheco came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Maputo 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 Bernardo Pacheco couldn't finish the play. Ricardo Sá sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. sporting's Patrício Álvares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Sá in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aldaír Silveira made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Maputo F.C.'s Primo Cacho got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Óscar Vital hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Bernardo Pacheco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th match minute, sporting was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valério Baião to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 71 minutes, Cândido Setúbal successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Ricardo Sá had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maputo F.C.'s Bernardo Pacheco got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Jacob Esteves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ricardo Sá had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 84 minutes into the game, Ricardo Sá cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Patrício Álvares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Carlos Azevedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrício Álvares having to interfere. When Ricardo Sá came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Maputo 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 Ricardo Sá couldn't finish the play. Jacob Esteves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Cândido Setúbal made a huge save. Valério Baião got his second yellow card in the match during the 93rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 95th minute, Valério Baião hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Maputo F.C. had played much better football throughout.