League

Eastfield
Spectators: 6949 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1949, VIP seats: 0) Ilfracombe United's David Vila-Santa 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. Tiago Canales stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Toni Caetano's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. With a little luck, Ilfracombe United's Tiago Canales got control of the ball when Emílio Fontão tried to sneak it across the goal line. 9 minutes into the game, Afonso Pereira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eastfield's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ilfracombe United the free kick. In the 14th minute, Toni Caetano fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Tiago Canales , passed just outside the right post. Emílio Fontão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tiago Canales showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Caetano, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Tiago Canales showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Caetano in the 22nd minute of the match. Tozé Varanda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Duarte having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tozé Varanda in the 32nd minute of play forced Eastfield's goalkeeper Luís Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiago Canales showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Caetano, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 40th minute, Emílio Fontão 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 41st minute, Ubaldo Camarinha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Toni Caetano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tiago Canales was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Luís Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Vila-Santa , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Vila-Santa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Toni Caetano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, João Carlos Pereira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ilfracombe United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Eastfield the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 51st minute of the game. One of Ilfracombe United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Eastfield:s goal. 57 minutes into the match, Eastfield's goal looked a bit too open when David Vila-Santa came free, but Luís Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When David Vila-Santa came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Ilfracombe United 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 David Vila-Santa couldn't finish the play. If Tozé Varanda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Tozé Varanda came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Ilfracombe United 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 Tozé Varanda couldn't finish the play. Emílio Fontão recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee felt a red card was in order, 69 minutes into the game, when Ubaldo Camarinha put in a rough tackle. Ilfracombe United's Tiago Canales played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toni Caetano in the 79th minute of play. Tozé Varanda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Duarte having to interfere. Toni Caetano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Tiago Canales tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Toni Caetano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the Ilfracombe United players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Eastfield.