Alvaláxia Arena
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344,
Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Manuel Porto made the kick off and thus started the match. António Trubin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frits Evenhuis's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Sporting Clube de Gaya made a substitution. Roque Euloxu replaced Paulo-Henrique Ganso. Sporting Clube de Gaya's Fredy Montero got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 14 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube de Gaya's goal looked a bit too open when Máximo Palma came free, but António Trubin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. António Trubin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frits Evenhuis in the 17th minute of the match. In the 18th minute Kostas Sourpis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but António Trubin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. António Trubin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frits Evenhuis in the 19th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Sporting Clube de Gaya defense, Virgílio Serpa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of António Trubin. The Sporting Clube de Gaya fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that António Trubin should have stopped the shot. António Trubin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgílio Serpa in the 24th minute of play. Kostas Sourpis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but António Trubin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, Juvenal Guerreiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MC ESPANHOL's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sporting Clube de Gaya the free kick. In the 27th match minute, MC ESPANHOL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juvenal Guerreiro to maneuver through the defense. 30 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube de Gaya's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Ribeiro came free, but António Trubin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgílio Serpa in the 31st minute of play forced Sporting Clube de Gaya's goalkeeper António Trubin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube de Gaya's goal looked a bit too open when Frits Evenhuis came free, but António Trubin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute of the match Horácio Pedroso shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Teófilo Belém showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. António Trubin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgílio Serpa in the 39th minute of the match. After 40 minutes, Geraldo Frois mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sporting Clube de Gaya and the MC ESPANHOL players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 40th match minute, Sporting Clube de Gaya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geraldo Frois to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st minute Frits Evenhuis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but António Trubin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute of the match MC ESPANHOL got a corner. Sporting Clube de Gaya's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aldo Giovannelli ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Aldo Giovannelli almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sporting Clube de Gaya's António Trubin did a great save.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Frits Evenhuis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Virgílio Serpa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but António Trubin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teófilo Belém took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Porto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. António Trubin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Virgílio Serpa's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. António Trubin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frits Evenhuis in the 66th minute. In the 72nd minute Fredy Montero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teófilo Belém saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Manuel Porto came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Sporting Clube de Gaya 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 Manuel Porto couldn't finish the play. Sporting Clube de Gaya made a substitution. Paulino Maltez replaced Manuel Porto. 79 minutes into the game, Virgílio Serpa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. António Trubin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. António Trubin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severino Ribeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. António Trubin was a little too slow when Kostas Sourpis got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 87th minute. The score was now 1-3. António Trubin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frits Evenhuis in the 92nd minute of play. When the final whistle sounded MC ESPANHOL left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Sporting Clube de Gaya.
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