League

Mira
Spectators: 6120 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 120) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sílvio Luiz de Brito made the kick off which started today's match. After 4 played minutes Prado MZC got a freekick which was hit by Magno Seco. 5 minutes into the match, Pantera Futebol Clube's Chicão Falcão broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Cipriano de Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Queirós in the 9th minute of the match. If Pedro Luís Leão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute, Paulo José Xavier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Régis de Azevedo came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Prado MZC 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 Régis de Azevedo couldn't finish the play. Sílvio Luiz de Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Duarte Prata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Luís Leão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Cipriano de Mendonça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Duarte Prata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Luiz de Brito, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute Régis de Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duarte Prata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sílvio Luiz de Brito took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Duarte Prata. Duarte Prata dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Pantera Futebol Clube's Manuel Queirós got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 36 minutes into the match, Pantera Futebol Clube's Pedro Luís Leão sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cipriano de Mendonça narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pedro Luís Leão was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Luiz de Brito in the 58th minute of play forced Pantera Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Duarte Prata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Duarte Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Luiz de Brito in the 60th minute of play. A collision led to Pantera Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Osvaldo Schmidt hit a great ball. In the 69th minute of the match, Sílvio Luiz de Brito tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Duarte Prata saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Régis de Azevedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duarte Prata having to interfere. Sílvio Luiz de Brito's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Duarte Prata read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. A collision led to Pantera Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Manuel Queirós hit a great ball. Erik de Sousa charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erik de Sousa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Prado MZC booed when Pantera Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erik de Sousa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Régis de Azevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sílvio Luiz de Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Duarte Prata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sílvio Luiz de Brito blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Duarte Prata having to make a save. Régis de Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Duarte Prata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Duarte Prata managed to avoid a goal in the 97thth minute, when Prado MZC's Régis de Azevedo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.