U18 League

DFS Little Stadium
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adolfo Ramalho started the match with the kick off. Paulo Esparteiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lázaro Seabra in the 3rd minute of the match. 8 minutes into the game, Luciano Rodríguez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Paulo Esparteiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Paulo Esparteiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Homero Bessa, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Micael Torcato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Ramalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Matanović in the 19th minute of play forced Delta FS's goalkeeper Paulo Esparteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Matanović in the 21st minute of play forced Delta FS's goalkeeper Paulo Esparteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Micael Torcato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adolfo Ramalho in the 25th minute of the match. Laureano Madruga's late challenge caught a Delta FS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Laureano Madruga helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to GD Almargense getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Laureano Madruga hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laureano Madruga in the 28th minute of play forced Delta FS's goalkeeper Paulo Esparteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Laureano Madruga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adolfo Ramalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paulo Esparteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Matanović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kevin Paião during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd match minute, Delta FS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kevin Paião to maneuver through the defense. Lázaro Seabra charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lázaro Seabra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lázaro Seabra hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luciano Rodríguez made a kick off. The supporters of Delta FS booed when GD Almargense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olívio Esteves didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Paulo Esparteiro managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when GD Almargense's Luciano Rodríguez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nuno Marques during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nuno Marques kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. If Laureano Madruga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Nuno Marques managed to get in a good position for a shot. Delta FS's supporters rose to their feet, but Nuno Marques was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Micael Torcato breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Igor Matanović struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Paulo Esparteiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GD Almargense. 85 minutes into the match, Luciano Rodríguez dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Paulo Esparteiro, 0-2. Delta FS's Paulo Esparteiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Delta FS from getting a goal against them. Humberto Bettencourt's late challenge caught a GD Almargense's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Humberto Bettencourt helped the player get up and apologised. In the 95th match minute, Delta FS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Humberto Bettencourt to maneuver through the defense.