League

Estádio Almeidão
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gabriel Batistuta took the kick off in the first half of the match. Belo Academy's Luís Eduardo Mazza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andreas Fuchs in the 3rd minute of play. Luís Eduardo Mazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Batistuta, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Clube Sporting Navuo's goalkeeper Joaquim Pombal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luizão Dinamite. Belo Academy were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Clube Sporting Navuo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. José Augusto de Andrade took the corner. Manfredo Travassos made a great header on Belo Academy's corner, it was just that Clube Sporting Navuo's Joaquim Pombal managed to reach the ball for a save. Manfredo Travassos had several of the Clube Sporting Navuo's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 12 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Joaquim Pombal as he didn't even see the shot coming. Luís Eduardo Mazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toninho Guerreiro in the 23rd minute of play. Luís Eduardo Mazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toninho Guerreiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute Andreas Fuchs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Eduardo Mazza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Eduardo Mazza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andreas Fuchs in the 27th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Belo Academy defense, Andreas Fuchs kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luís Eduardo Mazza. The Belo Academy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luís Eduardo Mazza should have stopped the shot. In the 30th minute Alexander McCuag shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Eduardo Mazza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Eduardo Mazza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Toninho Guerreiro's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manfredo Travassos in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joaquim Pombal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luís Eduardo Mazza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes into the game, Andreas Fuchs cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Luís Eduardo Mazza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Isaltino Dantass short, quick shot in the 43rdth minute got Joaquim Pombal to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The Belo Academy players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Clube Sporting Navuo were winning 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Manfredo Travassos to strike the kick off in the second half. Joaquim Pombal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manfredo Travassos, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. José Augusto de Andrade hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Luizão Dinamite fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Pombal having to interfere. Dráusio Madureira hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Clube Sporting Navuo made a substitution. Augusto Meira replaced Adrianinho Diniz. The supporters of Clube Sporting Navuo booed when Belo Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dráusio Madureira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Eduardo Mazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Batistuta in the 68th minute of play. Joaquim Pombal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manfredo Travassos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Belo Academy's Luís Eduardo Mazza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Batistuta in the 75th minute of play. Joaquim Pombal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manfredo Travassos, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Luís Eduardo Mazza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander McCuag in the 83rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Isaltino Dantas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquim Pombal was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Toninho Guerreiro kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. In the 90th minute of the match Luizão Dinamite shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Joaquim Pombal showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Clube Sporting Navuo booed when Belo Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Augusto de Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 93 minutes, the score became 2-3 when Augusto Meira sped through Belo Academy's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Luís Eduardo Mazza. The Clube Sporting Navuo supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Clube Sporting Navuo would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.