League

Estadio do Estrela
Spectators: 8504 (Terracing: 6378, Seating: 1956, VIP seats: 170) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Xiao Ping Nan kicked off to start the match. The supporters of PLURAL booed when Academia EFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvestre Velasques didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th minute Robot Haaland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Caldas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Academia EFC's Nuno Caldas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robot Haaland in the 6th minute of play. The supporters of Academia EFC booed when PLURAL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hermínio Vidal didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Xiao Ping Nan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alexandre Perdigão. That made the score 1-0 in the 14 minute of play. Jonatan Dorio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Caldas having to interfere. In the 24th minute Antônio Zonta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Caldas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. PLURAL's Jonatan Dorio got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Academia EFC's Nuno Caldas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonatan Dorio in the 26th minute of play. Iustinian Herescu kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Alexandre Perdigão made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Lóránd Zsinka sent off a good shot on target. 31 minutes into the game, PLURAL's Robot Haaland nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nuno Caldas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. When Jonatan Dorio came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the PLURAL 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 Jonatan Dorio couldn't finish the play. Academia EFC's Nuno Caldas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robot Haaland in the 36th minute of play. After a rather tough play, PLURAL's Battal Seyyit Sabih got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 40th minute Jonatan Dorio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Caldas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. PLURAL's Robot Haaland got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Robot Haaland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Jonatan Dorio managed to get in a good position for a shot. PLURAL's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonatan Dorio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nuno Caldas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jonatan Dorio made a kick off. Aristide Brei took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 52nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nuno Caldas. Academia EFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jonatan Dorio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Nuno Caldas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nuno Caldas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonatan Dorio, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Nuno Caldas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonatan Dorio, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Nuno Caldas was out of position in the 60 minute of play, and Jonatan Dorio capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jonatan Dorio really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. With a little luck, Academia EFC's Nuno Caldas got control of the ball when Jonatan Dorio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alexandre Perdigão didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Xiao Ping Nan went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. José Azeredo hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. The supporters of PLURAL booed when Academia EFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Azeredo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexandre Perdigão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lóránd Zsinka in the 79th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Xiao Ping Nan sped through PLURAL's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alexandre Perdigão. In the 84th match minute, Academia EFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Azeredo to maneuver through the defense. Fernando Figueiras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Nuno Caldas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th minute Robot Haaland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Caldas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Azeredo kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. After 94 minutes of play, PLURAL's Fernando Figueiras made it 3-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nuno Caldas was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Academia EFC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching PLURAL's performance. The match ended with a win for PLURAL.