League

Palmazes
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) Afonso Carneiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Mauro Padilha came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the SC Sobrena 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 Mauro Padilha couldn't finish the play. Ricardinho Galvão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Aguiar, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Inácio Taveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Vaz having to interfere. After 14 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Palmazes! A hard shot 20 in the game by Amílcar Andrade from a close distance when the talented Ricardinho Galvão managed to make a qualified save. SC Sobrena's players were relieved. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Mauro Padilha managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Sobrena's supporters rose to their feet, but Mauro Padilha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Júlio Vaz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Júlio Vaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauro Padilha in the 26th minute of the match. Pedro Andrade's late challenge caught a SC Sobrena's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedro Andrade helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Palmazes getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Pedro Andrade hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Padilha in the 30th minute of play forced Palmazes's goalkeeper Júlio Vaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SC Sobrena were furious when Angelo Varanda was red carded, 31 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After some careless play in the SC Sobrena defense, Rafael Borges kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ricardinho Galvão. The SC Sobrena fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ricardinho Galvão should have stopped the shot. Mauro Padilha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Aguiar in the 44th minute of play forced SC Sobrena's goalkeeper Ricardinho Galvão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Paulo Aguiar was the one to do the kick off. Pedro Andrade kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Mauro Padilha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Júlio Vaz having to make a save. When Inácio Taveira came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the SC Sobrena 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 Inácio Taveira couldn't finish the play. After 59 played minutes Palmazes got a freekick which was hit by David Pinho. Mauro Padilha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Júlio Vaz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, SC Sobrena's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Andrade came free, but Ricardinho Galvão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mauro Padilha got in the 72nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Júlio Vaz handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. In the 74th minute, Jaime Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute, Serafim Neto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ricardinho Galvão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Aguiar in the 78th minute of the match. Mauro Padilha succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 84th playminute. Mauro Padilha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Vaz having to interfere. Júlio Vaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Padilha in the 92nd minute of play. Mauro Padilha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Júlio Vaz made a huge save. SC Sobrena played a much better game than Palmazes and deserved their victory. The Palmazes players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.