Vale Park
Spectators: 6914 (Terracing: 5414,
Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alex de Mendonça took the kick off in the first half of the match. Décio Santana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex de Mendonça in the 3rd minute of the match. Alex de Mendonça sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Luís da Mata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Olívio Reis charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Olívio Reis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. With a little luck, Taboas's Décio Santana got control of the ball when Luís da Mata tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 13th of the match, Alex de Mendonça tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Décio Santana got in the way and made a wonderful save. With a little luck, Taboas's Décio Santana got control of the ball when Luís da Mata tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luís da Mata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Décio Santana having to interfere. In the 23rd minute Alex de Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Décio Santana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gildo do Valle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Júlio Sampaio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aílton Tróia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gildo do Valle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Sampaio having to interfere. If Aílton Tróia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 35 minutes in the game, Alex de Mendonça fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Décio Santana having to interfere. Júlio Sampaio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gildo do Valle in the 40th minute of the match. Aílton Tróia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Júlio Sampaio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aílton Tróia was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Aílton Tróia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Taboas's supporters rose to their feet, but Aílton Tróia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Júlio Sampaio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 53 minutes, Aílton Tróia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Taboas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aílton Tróia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 54 minutes into the game, Miguel Salgado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Port Vale's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Taboas the free kick. In the 55th match minute, Port Vale was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Salgado to maneuver through the defense. Alex de Mendonça charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alex de Mendonça the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alex de Mendonça hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Alex de Mendonça kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Taboas's Aílton Tróia got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 73 minutes into the match, Port Vale's Luís da Mata sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Décio Santana narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Gildo do Valle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 88 minutes into the match, Port Vale's goal looked a bit too open when Aílton Tróia came free, but Júlio Sampaio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Júlio Sampaio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gildo do Valle in the 90th minute. Gildo do Valle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Port Vale fans cheered their team off the field, for while Taboas had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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