League

Redemption Arena
Spectators: 7946 (Terracing: 5960, Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hamilton Neto started the match with the kick off. Armindo Ornelas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Márcio Brochado in the 12th minute of play forced EM PAUSA's goalkeeper Jacinto Paixão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of SC Junqueiros booed when EM PAUSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Lousada didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the EM PAUSA defense, Armindo Ornelas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jacinto Paixão. The EM PAUSA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jacinto Paixão should have stopped the shot. After 22 played minutes SC Junqueiros got a freekick which was hit by Aquilino Coutinho. When Hamilton Neto came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the EM PAUSA 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 Hamilton Neto couldn't finish the play. After 29 minutes, Rafael Damásio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the EM PAUSA and the SC Junqueiros players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in EM PAUSA fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 28th minute. Penalty! The referee gave SC Junqueiros a penalty, 30 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Márcio Brochado, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of EM PAUSA's Jacinto Paixão. 0-2. In the 33rd minute Márcio Brochado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacinto Paixão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute Armindo Ornelas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacinto Paixão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute, Armindo Ornelas made a precise shot to the right of Jacinto Paixão. EM PAUSA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. 45 minutes into the match, EM PAUSA's goal looked a bit too open when Armindo Ornelas came free, but Jacinto Paixão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 47 played minutes EM PAUSA got a freekick which was hit by Josué Moniz. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Armindo Ornelas made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armindo Ornelas in the 52nd minute of play forced EM PAUSA's goalkeeper Jacinto Paixão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Márcio Brochado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Jacinto Paixão made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as SC Junqueiros's Hildeberto Peseiro slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jacinto Paixão. That made the score 0-5 after 56 minutes of play. Jacinto Paixão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hildeberto Peseiro in the 59th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Armindo Ornelas took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Jacinto Paixão to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of EM PAUSA booed when SC Junqueiros was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mauro Maia didn't get a good kick on the ball. 66 minutes into the match, SC Junqueiros's goal looked a bit too open when Hamilton Neto came free, but Manuel Calado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Márcio Brochado got free with Jacinto Paixão in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 74 minutes into the match, Armindo Ornelas notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of EM PAUSA's Jacinto Paixão. Jacinto Paixão was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 78th match minute, SC Junqueiros was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hildeberto Peseiro to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Pedro Malheiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. EM PAUSA's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Malheiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manuel Calado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 83 minutes of play, EM PAUSA's Hamilton Neto made it 1-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manuel Calado was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jacinto Paixão didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Márcio Brochado went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-8 was the resulting score. Márcio Brochado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Jacinto Paixão made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armindo Ornelas in the 91st minute of play forced EM PAUSA's goalkeeper Jacinto Paixão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. EM PAUSA's Jacinto Paixão proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save EM PAUSA from getting a goal against them. 96 minutes into the match, EM PAUSA's goalkeeper Jacinto Paixão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Márcio Brochado. When the match was over SC Junqueiros could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than EM PAUSA throughout the match.