League

Alfafar
Spectators: 7086 (Terracing: 5423, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when André Machado kicked off to start the match. Leandro Vaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sperare Futebol Clube's Leandro Vaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Machado in the 5th minute of play. Leandro Vaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Machado in the 8th minute of play. Nicolau Melo hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After 10 played minutes Sperare Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Romão Guerreiro. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gabriel Trindade during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Strucanica F.C. getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Gabriel Trindade hit a great ball. Hugo Neves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Murilo Lisboa in the 14th minute. André Machado scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leandro Vaz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Strucanica F.C.'s zone, Romão Guerreiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugo Neves came out of the goal and Romão Guerreiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 25th minute, André Machado 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. When Strucanica F.C.'s André Machado in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sperare Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. Sperare Futebol Clube's Leandro Vaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Machado in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, André Machado notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Sperare Futebol Clube's Leandro Vaz. Leandro Vaz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 41st minute of the game, Nuno Gonçalves landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. During the 41st minute of the match Romão Guerreiro completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Romão Guerreiro a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Strucanica F.C. made a substitution. Heitor Monteiro replaced Nuno Gonçalves. A collision led to Sperare Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Romão Guerreiro hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

In the 56th minute, Ricardo Santos fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 57th minute of the match Fernando Leão shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leandro Vaz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Leandro Vaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. André Machados short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Leandro Vaz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Sperare Futebol Clube's Nicolau Melo got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. André Machado struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Leandro Vaz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Strucanica F.C.. Leandro Vaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Santos in the 73rd minute of the match. Ricardo Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leandro Vaz having to interfere. Ricardo Santos struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Leandro Vaz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Strucanica F.C.. The audience thought a goal was coming when André Machado got free with Leandro Vaz in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Ricardo Santos came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Strucanica F.C. 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 Ricardo Santos couldn't finish the play. Hugo Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Murilo Lisboa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 91 played minutes Sperare Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Aparício Pedroso. The Sperare Futebol Clube fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Strucanica F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.