League

Estadio Espragosa
Spectators: 6660 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) FC Monsanto's Fábio Resende started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Espragosa's goalkeeper Adelino Carmo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Fábio Resende came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the FC Monsanto 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 Fábio Resende couldn't finish the play. 8 minutes into the game, FC Monsanto's Fábio Resende nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adelino Carmo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After some careless play in the SC Espragosa defense, Fábio Resende kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adelino Carmo. The SC Espragosa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adelino Carmo should have stopped the shot. Filipe Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd match minute, FC Monsanto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Trindade to maneuver through the defense. Adão Távora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adão Távora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Gustavo Oliveira came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the FC Monsanto 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 Gustavo Oliveira couldn't finish the play. A collision led to SC Espragosa getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Dimas Granja hit a great ball. A sloppy throw-in by Marcelo Ventura in the 44th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC Monsanto's Domingos Cabral.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adão Távora to make the kick off. Simão Moura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adão Távora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Adão Távora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd minute, Álvaro Moura left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Monsanto fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. 67 minutes into the game, Avelino Mota threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Monsanto's Álvaro Moura quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 75 minutes into the game, Olavo Malheiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Simão Moura was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. João Silveira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Silveira in the 90th minute of play forced FC Monsanto's goalkeeper Simão Moura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adelino Carmo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Álvaro Moura in the 92nd minute of the match. When the match was over FC Monsanto could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than SC Espragosa throughout the match.