League

Oporto
Spectators: 6663 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Carlos Valadão made the kick off which started today's match. Ivan Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonçalo Guerreiro in the 5th minute of play. Ivan Pires was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gonçalo Guerreiro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, SkorpionKo's goalkeeper Ivan Pires had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristóvão Macedo. After 15 played minutes, Oporto's Jorge Leite shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ivan Pires came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Oporto reached it. 17 minutes into the match, Oporto's goal looked a bit too open when Cássio Luz came free, but Manuel Luz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Valadão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th minute Cássio Luz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Luz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cássio Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Manuel Luz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivan Pires didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Oporto's Gonçalo Guerreiro shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Basílio Silva recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gonçalo Guerreiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Ivan Pires tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gonçalo Guerreiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ivan Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonçalo Guerreiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind SkorpionKo's goalkeeper Ivan Pires, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 59th minute Gonçalo Guerreiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute, Carlos Valadão got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some careless play in the Oporto defense, Cássio Luz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manuel Luz. The Oporto fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manuel Luz should have stopped the shot. A collision led to SkorpionKo getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. António Osório hit a great ball. When Cássio Luz came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the SkorpionKo 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 Cássio Luz couldn't finish the play. Carlos Valadão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Luz having to interfere. 81 minutes into the match, Oporto's goalkeeper Manuel Luz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cássio Luz. Oporto's Filipe Borba has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Valadão in the 94th minute of play forced Oporto's goalkeeper Manuel Luz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oporto were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of SkorpionKo for a fine match.