League

Estadio Cortinhal
Spectators: 6668 (Terracing: 5004, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Januário Seixas kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Veríssimo Pinheiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Enzo Seabra was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Cortinhal FC's zone, Marcos Tinoco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eusébio Bessa came out of the goal and Marcos Tinoco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 17 minutes into the match, Cortinhal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcos Tinoco came free, but Eusébio Bessa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When PJNR TEAM's Marcos Semedo in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cortinhal FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 21 minutes of play, PJNR TEAM's Marcos Tinoco made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eusébio Bessa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Eusébio Bessa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Semedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Januário Seixas in the 31st minute of play forced PJNR TEAM's goalkeeper Enzo Seabra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute Marcos Semedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusébio Bessa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the game, PJNR TEAM's Marcos Semedo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eusébio Bessa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marcos Semedo made a kick off. In the 55th minute, Veríssimo Pinheiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cortinhal FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. 59 minutes into the match, PJNR TEAM's Marcos Semedo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eusébio Bessa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Cortinhal FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Marcos Semedo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Januário Seixas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Januário Seixas in the 67th minute of play forced PJNR TEAM's goalkeeper Enzo Seabra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute Veríssimo Pinheiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enzo Seabra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute, Marcos Tinoco 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. Vicente Gouveia's late challenge caught a PJNR TEAM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vicente Gouveia helped the player get up and apologised. In the 72nd minute, Vicente Gouveia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcos Semedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 83 minutes of play, Cortinhal FC's Veríssimo Pinheiro made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Enzo Seabra was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cortinhal FC's Veríssimo Pinheiro got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 93 minutes into the match, PJNR TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Veríssimo Pinheiro came free, but Enzo Seabra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enzo Seabra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Januário Seixas in the 96th minute of the match. PJNR TEAM's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.