League

Nato Arena
Spectators: 7135 (Terracing: 5353, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 141) José Lima struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Lino Tepedino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Namogui. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agostinho Macedo in the 4th minute of play forced Namogui's goalkeeper Digo Alcântara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lino Tepedino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldo Martinez in the 8th minute of the match. When Vítor Lucas fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nato FC's protests and gave Vítor Lucas a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th minute, Vítor Lucas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nato FC's Lino Tepedino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Lima in the 12th minute of play. Digo Alcântara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dadá Félix in the 15th minute. If José Lima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When José Lima came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Namogui 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 José Lima couldn't finish the play. Lino Tepedino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Martinez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lino Tepedino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Lima in the 28th minute of the match. Osvaldo Martinez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lino Tepedino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Lima in the 31st minute of the match. Osvaldo Martinez hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute, Osvaldo Martinez fired away a hard free kick towards the goal. Lino Tepedino moved to his left, but didn't have to make a save as the ball went out of bounds. After having played for 34 minutes, José Lima managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Namogui's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Lima was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nato FC's goalkeeper Lino Tepedino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When José Lima came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Namogui 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 José Lima couldn't finish the play. In the 45th minute, José Lima got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 48th minute, José Lima left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Namogui fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Agostinho Macedo to make the kick off. A collision led to Namogui getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Fernandinho Dantas hit a great ball. When Osvaldo Martinez came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Namogui 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 Osvaldo Martinez couldn't finish the play. Narciso Neto charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Narciso Neto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Namogui's Narciso Neto got a free kick in the 63rd minute. When Osvaldo Martinez came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Namogui 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 Osvaldo Martinez couldn't finish the play. José Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Nato FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Dadá Félix hit a great ball. Lino Tepedino was out of position in the 77 minute of play, and José Lima capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. José Lima really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Lima in the 87th minute of play forced Nato FC's goalkeeper Lino Tepedino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 93 minutes, José Lima managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Namogui's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Lima was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Osvaldo Martinez got free with Lino Tepedino in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Namogui's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.