League

LEVER ARENA
Spectators: 8452 (Terracing: 6340, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 169) Bogdan Niedbalski made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the match, Balas F.C.'s goalkeeper Isidro Madureira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bogdan Niedbalski. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Avelar in the 8th minute of play forced Balas F.C.'s goalkeeper Isidro Madureira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jesualdo Ferreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timóteo Fontoura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. C U D Leverense's Jesualdo Ferreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Krasimir Balakov in the 13th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Bogdan Niedbalski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Isidro Madureira was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After having played for 21 minutes, Nivaldo Macieira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C U D Leverense's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nivaldo Macieira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 28 minutes C U D Leverense's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Wilson Trigueiro who took care of the corner kick. Balas F.C.'s Wilson Trigueiro was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jesualdo Ferreira in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Balas F.C.'s goalkeeper Isidro Madureira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jesualdo Ferreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Krasimir Balakov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isidro Madureira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiago Avelar, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. 40 minutes into the match, C U D Leverense's Tiago Avelar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Isidro Madureira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jesualdo Ferreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Krasimir Balakov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tiago Avelar got free with Isidro Madureira in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Matias Aleixo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Krasimir Balakov got free with Jesualdo Ferreira in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 60 minutes into the match, C U D Leverense's goal looked a bit too open when Krasimir Balakov came free, but Jesualdo Ferreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Krasimir Balakov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Balas F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Krasimir Balakov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jesualdo Ferreira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Balas F.C.'s Nikolai Muscat was substituted for Wilson Trigueiro. In the 65th minute, Bogdan Niedbalski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Isidro Madureira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiago Avelar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute, one of C U D Leverense:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for C U D Leverense. The goalkeeper, Jesualdo Ferreira, was totally fooled by Balas F.C.'s Stoyo Kandev, who 71 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Bogdan Niedbalski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Isidro Madureira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. In the 85th minute, Jairo Gama made a precise shot to the right of Isidro Madureira. Balas F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. The audience was convinced that Timóteo Fontoura's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jesualdo Ferreira was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. When Balas F.C.'s Timóteo Fontoura in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C U D Leverense's goalie prevented a goal. Jesualdo Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Krasimir Balakov in the 94th minute of the match. After some careless play in the C U D Leverense defense, Matias Aleixo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jesualdo Ferreira. The C U D Leverense fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jesualdo Ferreira should have stopped the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Balas F.C. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for C U D Leverense.