League

SALIMEN Arena
Spectators: 8499 (Terracing: 6375, Seating: 1955, VIP seats: 169) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abel Ramalho took the kick off in the first half of the match. Andres Ekhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Pimenta in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Ricart Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Andres Ekhi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Faustino Gerazan. Abel Ramalho kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. With a little luck, Ricart Futebol Clube's Andres Ekhi got control of the ball when Faustino Gerazan tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 12thth minute of the game Abel Ramalho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SALIMEN's Elói Miranda was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, SALIMEN's Meng Xi Di got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 17th minute Cláudio Pimenta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andres Ekhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andres Ekhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cláudio Pimenta, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute Faustino Gerazan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andres Ekhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Abel Ramalho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ricart Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Abel Ramalho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elói Miranda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 26th minute, Abel Ramalho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ricart Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind SALIMEN's goalkeeper Elói Miranda, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Ulisses Sabóia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andres Ekhi was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Andres Ekhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulisses Sabóia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SALIMEN's Elói Miranda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Ramalho in the 33rd minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, SALIMEN's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Ramalho came free, but Elói Miranda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind SALIMEN's goalkeeper Elói Miranda, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to SALIMEN getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Meng Xi Di hit a great ball. Cláudio Pimenta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Andres Ekhi made a huge save. Emanuel Olisadebe kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The supporters of SALIMEN booed when Ricart Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Olisadebe didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ulisses Sabóia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Andres Ekhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enéas Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andres Ekhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulisses Sabóia, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 65 minutes into the match, SALIMEN's goal looked a bit too open when Eusebio Hori came free, but Elói Miranda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute of the match Ricart Futebol Clube got a corner. SALIMEN's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Doron Bantz ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Vlad Geamănu almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SALIMEN's Elói Miranda did a great save. Eusebio Hori made a great header on Ricart Futebol Clube's corner, it was just that SALIMEN's Elói Miranda managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience was convinced that Eusebio Hori's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elói Miranda was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Rubens Neves hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute, Rubens Neves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andres Ekhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İldeniz Davutoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Elói Miranda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusebio Hori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andres Ekhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cláudio Pimenta, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Cláudio Pimenta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elói Miranda didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eusebio Hori went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the SALIMEN defense, Eusebio Hori kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elói Miranda. The SALIMEN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elói Miranda should have stopped the shot. In the 90th minute, İldeniz Davutoğlu made a precise shot to the right of Andres Ekhi. Ricart Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Eusebio Hori could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Elói Miranda made a huge save. 96 minutes into the game, İldeniz Davutoğlu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Andres Ekhi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.