League

D. Pereira Brazão II
Spectators: 7189 (Terracing: 5426, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 100) Ricardo Andrade started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Rafa Trancoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Andrade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Cruz de Malta F.C's Demetrio Cucci got a free kick in the 5th minute. Rafa Trancoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Passos, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. A collision led to Cruz de Malta F.C getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Hortêncio de Souza hit a great ball. Manuel Passos scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rafa Trancoso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ricardo Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafa Trancoso having to interfere. In the 18th minute Manuel Passos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafa Trancoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alessandro Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Demetrio Cucci in the 21st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Márcio Gerber during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 23 minutes into the match, Cruz de Malta F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Passos came free, but Rafa Trancoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baltazar Recife sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Demetrio Cucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Demetrio Cucci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Manuel Passos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cruz de Malta F.C's Rafa Trancoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Andrade in the 35th minute of play. Rafa Trancoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Andrade in the 37th minute of the match. Ricardo Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Rafa Trancoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 44 minutes, Ricardo Andrade mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FerVentClub and the Cruz de Malta F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FerVentClub's Ricardo Andrade got a free kick in the 44th minute. After having played for 50 minutes, Ricardo Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FerVentClub's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricardo Andrade was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Demetrio Cucci stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Demetrio Cucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alessandro Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baltazar Recife, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardo Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Rafa Trancoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manuel Passos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Rafa Trancoso made a huge save. Ricardo Andrade was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 62nd minute. FerVentClub's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Demetrio Cucci recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Manuel Passos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Cruz de Malta F.C's zone, Manuel Passos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafa Trancoso came out of the goal and Manuel Passos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alessandro Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Demetrio Cucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Manuel Passos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rafa Trancoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Manuel Passos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Rafa Trancoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Cruz de Malta F.C's zone, Manuel Passos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafa Trancoso came out of the goal and Manuel Passos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FerVentClub walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.