League

Holmfirth Park
Spectators: 6947 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1947, VIP seats: 0) Hortêncio Cunha started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Henrique Lando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hortêncio Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Toni Dos Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lopo Godinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Maurício Areosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hortêncio Cunha , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henrique Lando fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurício Areosa having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, Malvern's goalkeeper Maurício Areosa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Henrique Lando. Pedro Fontão recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Holmfirth City's Heitor Canales shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 26th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Maurício Areosa but with some difficulty. Hortêncio Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Toni Ericeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Toni Dos Santos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 45th minute Toni Ericeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toni Dos Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Toni Dos Santos charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Toni Dos Santos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th match minute, Holmfirth City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toni Dos Santos to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pedro Fontão to strike the kick off in the second half. Maurício Areosa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Henrique Lando's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. An unexpected shot in the 55th minute by Edmundo Pegacho got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Pedro Fontão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Henrique Lando sped through Malvern's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Maurício Areosa . Toni Ericeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Toni Dos Santos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tiago Nascimento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Maurício Areosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pompílio Ezequiel Niz 's late challenge caught a Holmfirth City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pompílio Ezequiel Niz helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Malvern fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 81st minute. Penalty! Saúl Godinho shot the penalty kick right outside the post. After 84 played minutes Malvern got a freekick which was hit by Edmundo Pegacho . After 85 played minutes, Holmfirth City's Saúl Godinho shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Maurício Areosa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Holmfirth City reached it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Toni Ericeira got free with Toni Dos Santos in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Toni Ericeira struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Toni Dos Santos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Malvern. Through an outstanding action, after 96 minutes, Toni Dos Santos successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 98 minutes into the match, Pedro Fontão dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Toni Dos Santos, 2-2. The Malvern players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Holmfirth City from taking control. The game ends in a draw.