League

Mata de Mindelo
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Belchior Sá made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucas Assunção in the 5th minute. Hugo Vilalobos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Pádua in the 9th minute of play. 10 minutes into the game, Tobias Valverde was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mal Lavado SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Malandros Unidos CF the free kick. Tobias Valverde hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Belchior Sá acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 12th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Eurico Conde. Lucas Assunção's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 14thth minute, Belchior Sá skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With his leg Belchior Sá managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when Malandros Unidos CF's Lucas Assunção fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 21st minute António Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Vilalobos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Mal Lavado SC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Kevin Pádua hit a great ball. Manuel Cordeiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Belchior Sá read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Lucas Assunção's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Belchior Sá skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Belchior Sá acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 32nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Eurico Conde. Malandros Unidos CF's Lucas Assunção got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Pádua in the 39th minute of play forced Malandros Unidos CF's goalkeeper Hugo Vilalobos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joaquim Braga during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Eurico Conde left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Malandros Unidos CF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogério Gusmão in the 48th minute of play forced Malandros Unidos CF's goalkeeper Hugo Vilalobos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lucas Assunção to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 53 minutes, Tobias Valverde managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mal Lavado SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tobias Valverde was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 55th minute António Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Vilalobos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers António Carneiro in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hugo Vilalobos saved Malandros Unidos CF from getting behind. Hugo Vilalobos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from António Carneiro in the 70th minute of play. Belchior Sá showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Assunção in the 73rd minute of the match. A collision led to Malandros Unidos CF getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Lucas Assunção hit a great ball. After 82 minutes of play, Mal Lavado SC's Rogério Gusmão made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hugo Vilalobos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rogério Gusmão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Hugo Vilalobos made a huge save. 92 minutes into the match, Mal Lavado SC's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Assunção came free, but Belchior Sá reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.