League

THUNDER Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Carlos Eduardo Alvarenga made the kick off which started today's match. 10 minutes into the match, Shamrock United's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso Santos came free, but Henrique Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Afonso Santos got free with Henrique Pires in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luís Fernando Barreto's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Henrique Pires firmly grabbed it by the left post. Valdomiro Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Henrique Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Fernando Barreto in the 20th minute of play. José Paulo Prata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdomiro Nascimento, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Wanderson Rosado hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Henrique Pires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilton Sampaio in the 31st minute of the match. Henrique Pires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilton Sampaio in the 36th minute of the match. With a little luck, Shamrock United's Henrique Pires got control of the ball when Luís Fernando Barreto tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luís Fernando Barreto during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 44th minute, Luís Fernando Barreto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nilton Sampaio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Fernando Barreto in the 52nd minute of play forced Shamrock United's goalkeeper Henrique Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the match, Shamrock United's goal looked a bit too open when Nilton Sampaio came free, but Henrique Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nilton Sampaio scored 2-0 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Henrique Pires, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Henrique Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nilton Sampaio in the 60th minute of play. Valdomiro Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Sporting Malvinas's José Paulo Prata proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Sporting Malvinas from getting a goal against them. Henrique Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the match, Shamrock United's goal looked a bit too open when Nilton Sampaio came free, but Henrique Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th match minute, Shamrock United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jefferson Bezerra to maneuver through the defense. Shamrock United's Henrique Pires played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso Santos in the 72nd minute of play. 73 minutes into the game, Sporting Malvinas's Afonso Santos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Henrique Pires made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Júlio Antunes during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Sporting Malvinas getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Júlio Antunes hit a great ball. Shamrock United were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after Sporting Malvinas's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jefferson Bezerra took the corner. After taking down the ball on Shamrock United's corner Jefferson Bezerra fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and José Paulo Prata quite easily take care of the ball. Henrique Pires stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nilton Sampaio's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Fernando Barreto in the 82nd minute of play forced Shamrock United's goalkeeper Henrique Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henrique Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilton Sampaio, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 94th minute there was a penalty for Sporting Malvinas. Jardel Perez stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Henrique Pires. 4-0. Henrique Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilton Sampaio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Sporting Malvinas fully deserved thier win.