League

Ware Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carlos Zamora took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Carlos Zamora made a precise shot to the right of Hernani Melo. Ware AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Hernani Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tadeu Bastos, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Belgravia's Carlos Ericeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Simões in the 14th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Tadeu Bastos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hernani Melo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 26th minute, Carlos Simões made a precise shot to the right of Carlos Ericeira. Belgravia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Tadeu Bastos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hernani Melo having to interfere. If Tadeu Bastos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlos Zamora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Ware AFC's Tadeu Odemira got a free kick in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carlos Simões stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Eduardo Odemira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ware AFC's Hernani Melo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Ware AFC from getting a goal against them. Maurício Onas charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maurício Onas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Maurício Onas kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Tadeu Bastos might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hernani Melo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tadeu Bastos ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 61 minutes, Tadeu Bastos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belgravia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tadeu Bastos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 63rd minute, Rodrigo Lima Clemente hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Belgravia getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Carlos Matta hit a great ball. Tadeu Bastos took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hernani Melo. Hernani Melo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Emílio Mendes kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Carlos Zamora blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hernani Melo having to make a save. Carlos Zamora kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Tadeu Bastos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ware AFC's Hernani Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Zamora in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Viegas in the 84th minute of play forced Belgravia's goalkeeper Carlos Ericeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute, Carlos Simões hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Carlos Zamora's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hernani Melo was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. A collision led to Ware AFC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Hortêncio Matta hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute of the match Rodrigo Lima Clemente sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hernani Melo skillfully saved the ball. If Tadeu Bastos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Belgravia played a much better game than Ware AFC and deserved their victory. The Ware AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.