League

EL FUEGO
Spectators: 8513 (Terracing: 6385, Seating: 1958, VIP seats: 170) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Evaristo Maurito got the match started through his kick off. Rodrigo Ramos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heitor Areosa in the 6th minute of play. After 10 minutes of play, Howden United's Heitor Areosa made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rodrigo Ramos was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Howden United getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Toni Cunha hit a great ball. In the 17th minute, Afonso Pereira made a precise shot to the right of Rodrigo Ramos. FUEGO FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Rodrigo Ramos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heitor Areosa , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Heitor Areosa succeeded in the game's 37th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. Heitor Areosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 43 played minutes, Howden United's Nuno Areosa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rodrigo Ramos 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 Howden United reached it. If Heitor Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Heitor Areosa was the one to do the kick off. Custódio Malafaia's late challenge caught a FUEGO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Custódio Malafaia helped the player get up and apologised. In the 52nd match minute, Howden United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Custódio Malafaia to maneuver through the defense. Evaristo Maurito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd minute Toni Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Ramos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Heitor Areosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Ramos having to interfere. Afonso Pereira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Rodrigo Ramos made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Heitor Areosa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Howden United's supporters rose to their feet, but Heitor Areosa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodrigo Ramos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 79 minutes in the game, Toni Cunha fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Rodrigo Ramos having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Afonso Pereira 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 86th minute Heitor Mendes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simão Regalado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, FUEGO FC's Rodrigo Ramos got control of the ball when Afonso Pereira tried to sneak it across the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, FUEGO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Heitor Areosa came free, but Rodrigo Ramos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 93 played minutes FUEGO FC got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo Cunha. FUEGO FC's Rodrigo Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heitor Areosa in the 97th minute of play. The Howden United players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.