U23 League

Alpendurada
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Baldovino Nueva made the kick off which started today's match. Hermelando Palacios was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and David Soveral capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. David Soveral really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Sérgio Viegas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentín Roman in the 14th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Sport Açores e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Valentín Roman came free, but Sérgio Viegas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute Baldovino Nueva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sérgio Viegas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sérgio Viegas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cipriano Vagrande, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 24 minutes into the game, Fesport FC's Baldovino Nueva nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sérgio Viegas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Sport Açores e Benfica's Sérgio Viegas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baldovino Nueva in the 28th minute of play. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Baldovino Nueva sped through Sport Açores e Benfica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sérgio Viegas. Hermelando Palacios showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Soveral in the 33rd minute of the match. Cipriano Vagrande kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baldovino Nueva in the 37th minute of play forced Sport Açores e Benfica's goalkeeper Sérgio Viegas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Sport Açores e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Baldovino Nueva came free, but Sérgio Viegas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valentín Roman kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Gervásio Vilhena's late challenge caught a Fesport FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gervásio Vilhena helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Sport Açores e Benfica's Gervásio Vilhena got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After 47 minutes of play, Fesport FC's Baldovino Nueva made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sérgio Viegas was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and David Soveral made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Baldovino Nueva got free with Sérgio Viegas in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sport Açores e Benfica were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after Fesport FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Samuel Salgueiro took the corner. Sport Açores e Benfica's Samuel Salgueiro was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Hermelando Palacios in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 61st minute, Gervásio Vilhena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Fesport FC's Baldovino Nueva slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sérgio Viegas. That made the score 1-4 after 66 minutes of play. Sérgio Viegas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baldovino Nueva, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Sérgio Viegas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baldovino Nueva, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. David Soveral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Hermelando Palacios tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Baldovino Nueva took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sérgio Viegas. Sérgio Viegas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. Sérgio Viegas made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Baldovino Nueva sent off a good shot on target. 86 minutes into the game, Fesport FC's Baldovino Nueva nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sérgio Viegas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. Sérgio Viegas was out of position in the 89 minute of play, and Baldovino Nueva capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Baldovino Nueva really showed his touch with that goal: 1-7. 97 minutes into the match, Sport Açores e Benfica's goalkeeper Sérgio Viegas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cipriano Vagrande. Fesport FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.