League

Franca
Spectators: 6660 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Albertino Boaventura got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes of play, Carraptinha II's Miguel Tinoco made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hélio Braga was left in no man's land by his defense there! Miguel Tinoco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Hélio Braga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Aragão in the 17th minute of play forced Carraptinha II's goalkeeper Salvador Abrantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexandre Nunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salvador Abrantes having to interfere. Hélio Braga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Tinoco in the 20th minute of play. Hélio Braga was out of position in the 22 minute of play, and Miguel Tinoco capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Miguel Tinoco really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Alexandre Nunes struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Salvador Abrantes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ninja Warriors. After a defensive mix-up in Carraptinha II's zone, Marcos Aragão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Salvador Abrantes came out of the goal and Marcos Aragão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ninja Warriors's Alexandre Nunes got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Carraptinha II's Salvador Abrantes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcos Aragão in the 31st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Miguel Tinoco got free with Hélio Braga in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Ninja Warriors getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Jesualdo Sanches hit a great ball. Miguel Tinoco in the 38thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hélio Braga, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Albertino Boaventura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Hélio Braga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marcos Aragão to strike the kick off in the second half. Jaime Carneiro hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Leandro Cruz didn't quite understand what happened when in the 60 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. After a defensive mix-up in Ninja Warriors's zone, Albertino Boaventura stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hélio Braga came out of the goal and Albertino Boaventura tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ninja Warriors's goalkeeper Hélio Braga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcos Aragão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Salvador Abrantes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd match minute, Carraptinha II was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Águas to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute Heitor Calheiros managed to get in a great position but fired away a sharp shot that went outside the goal on the goalie's right hand side. It could just as well have been a goal. If Alexandre Nunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexandre Nunes got free with Salvador Abrantes in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Carraptinha II support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.