League

Brinco
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) With a little luck, LaResistance's Albertino Maia got control of the ball when Sebastião Paiva tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in SC Brinco's zone, Pedro Ferro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joel Cardoso came out of the goal and Pedro Ferro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pedro Ferro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Joel Cardoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Ferro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joel Cardoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Lisboa in the 19th minute of play. After having played for 21 minutes, Sebastião Paiva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Brinco's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastião Paiva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. LaResistance's defense didn't have a chance, in the 25th minute, when Tiago Barros scored to the left of an out of position Albertino Maia, making the score, 1-0. When LaResistance's Nuno Lisboa in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Brinco's goalie prevented a goal. When Joel Pacheco fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Brinco's protests and gave Joel Pacheco a yellow card for diving instead. In the 34th minute, Joel Pacheco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When %teams%'s Tiago Barros was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 2-0 just inside the left pole, 41 minutes into the game. Albertino Maia was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. After a rather tough play, SC Brinco's Joel Pacheco got a free kick in the 44th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pedro Ferro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Daniel Baptista kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tiago Barros during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to SC Brinco getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Tiago Barros hit a great ball. Pedro Ferro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Ferro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Manuel Luz hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute, Tiago Barros 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. Albertino Maia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiago Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th match minute, LaResistance was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuno Moniz to maneuver through the defense. When Tiago Barros came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the SC Brinco 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 Tiago Barros couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nuno Lisboa got free with Joel Cardoso in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. SC Brinco's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.