Friendly League

Auxiliar Arena
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Loukianos Livas started the match with the kick off. Eriberto Bonadona made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Peixoto in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, Ponte do Carro's goal looked a bit too open when Gregório Neiva came free, but Armindo Maltez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Armindo Maltez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gregório Neiva in the 11th minute. After 12 minutes Ponte do Carro's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Feng Cheng Ling who took care of the corner kick. In the 14th minute, Mira United FC's Gregório Neiva ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Armindo Maltez. Armindo Maltez yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gregório Neiva got free with Armindo Maltez in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alcino Jesus in the 18th minute of play forced Mira United FC's goalkeeper Eriberto Bonadona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Mira United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alcino Jesus came free, but Eriberto Bonadona reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gregório Neiva got free with Armindo Maltez in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ponte do Carro's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Feng Cheng Ling was slow to take the kick. During this time Mira United FC's players had a chance to rest. Vicente Mafra made a great header on Mira United FC's corner, it was just that Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 28th minute Loukianos Livas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eriberto Bonadona saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Falcão hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Mira United FC's Gregório Neiva got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 32 minutes into the match, Mira United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Loukianos Livas came free, but Eriberto Bonadona reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute Alcino Jesus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eriberto Bonadona saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez got control of the ball when Gregório Neiva tried to sneak it across the goal line. A well-hit corner resulted in Nel Ybarbo heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Armindo Maltez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gregório Neiva in the 41st minute. The Mira United FC fans' excitement grew in the 41st match minute when Mira United FC's Gregório Neiva looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 43 played minutes Mira United FC got a freekick which was hit by Xavier Severo. A collision led to Ponte do Carro getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Luís Falcão hit a great ball. Armindo Maltez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gregório Neiva in the 46th minute of play. Nel Ybarbo charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nel Ybarbo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Mira United FC's Nel Ybarbo got a free kick in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gregório Neiva made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simão Boaventura in the 54th minute of play forced Mira United FC's goalkeeper Eriberto Bonadona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the game, Mira United FC's Gregório Neiva nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armindo Maltez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. With a little luck, Mira United FC's Eriberto Bonadona got control of the ball when Loukianos Livas tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 60 played minutes Mira United FC got a freekick which was hit by Ademar Ramires. Armindo Maltez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregório Neiva in the 62nd minute of the match. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ponte do Carro's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Feng Cheng Ling was slow to take the kick. During this time Mira United FC's players had a chance to rest. In the 69th minute Gregório Neiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armindo Maltez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eriberto Bonadona made an important save on a dangerous shot by Loukianos Livas in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregório Neiva in the 73rd minute of play forced Ponte do Carro's goalkeeper Armindo Maltez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Mira United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Peixoto came free, but Eriberto Bonadona reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eriberto Bonadona made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ricardo Peixoto in the 90th minute. Gregório Neiva might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armindo Maltez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gregório Neiva ran back to his position shaking his head. Armindo Maltez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gregório Neiva in the 96th minute of play. Ponte do Carro's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.