Friendly League

Estadio Balas FC
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) SLB TELHA's Valério Vilaça 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timóteo Fontoura in the 3rd minute of play forced SLB TELHA's goalkeeper Bernardo Leiria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isidro Madureira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Ribas in the 5th minute of the match. The corner led SLB TELHA's Paulo Bezerra to fire away a dangerous shot which Isidro Madureira despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Eusébio Candeias might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Isidro Madureira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eusébio Candeias ran back to his position shaking his head. After 14 played minutes Balas F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Magne Hedman. Isidro Madureira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valério Vilaça went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 25th minute Valério Vilaça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidro Madureira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Ribas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When SLB TELHA's Liboslav Krušina in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Balas F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Isidro Madureira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valério Vilaça, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Isidro Madureira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liboslav Krušina in the 35th minute of the match. Balas F.C.'s Isidro Madureira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Bezerra in the 36th minute of play. SLB TELHA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by João Assunção in the 37th minute. In the 41st match minute, Balas F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stoyo Kandev to maneuver through the defense.

In the 50thth minute of the game Liboslav Krušina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Balas F.C.'s Isidro Madureira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by SLB TELHA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Wilson Trigueiro was slow to take the kick. During this time Balas F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Krasimir Balakov got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bernardo Leiria quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience was convinced that Liboslav Krušina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isidro Madureira was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Isidro Madureira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liboslav Krušina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luís Ribas got free with Isidro Madureira in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bernardo Leiria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Aleixo in the 69th minute of the match. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Balas F.C.'s goalkeeper Isidro Madureira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Isidro Madureira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valério Vilaça in the 72nd minute of the match. After 73 played minutes Balas F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Magne Hedman. Balas F.C. made a substitution. Juliano Pinhal replaced Magne Hedman. In the 75th match minute, Balas F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Magne Hedman to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valério Vilaça got free with Isidro Madureira in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 88th minute, Krasimir Balakov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Balas F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1.