League

Cambridge
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nuno Macedo got the match started through his kick off. Laerte Antunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nuno Macedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Claudinei Gaúcho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Caetano Prado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick Recife in the 16th minute of play. After 22 played minutes Liverpool FC got a freekick which was hit by Edmundo Godoi. In the 24th minute, Afonso Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Liverpool FC's goalkeeper Caetano Prado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Patrick Recife sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Liverpool FC's Nuno Macedo got a free kick in the 36th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Silvério Prado during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Liverpool FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Silvério Prado hit a great ball. Laerte Antunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Laerte Antunes was the one to do the kick off. Liverpool FC's Silvério Prado got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Claudinei Gaúcho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Macedo in the 58th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Liverpool FC's Silvério Prado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Claudinei Gaúcho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Laerte Antunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Liverpool FC fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when Liverpool FC's Nuno Macedo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Silvério Prado came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Liverpool FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Silvério Prado couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvério Prado in the 76th minute of play forced Pinto EC's goalkeeper Claudinei Gaúcho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrick Recife fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caetano Prado having to interfere. When Patrick Recife came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Pinto EC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Patrick Recife couldn't finish the play. Caetano Prado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laerte Antunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Patrick Recife had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Laerte Antunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pinto EC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.