U18 League

Estadio Red Proud
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Artur Rego took the kick off in the first half of the match. Júlio Pais stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Artur Rego's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. With a little luck, SC Angrense's Isac Gusmão got control of the ball when Paulo Pires tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 13th minute Bento Belém shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isac Gusmão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isac Gusmão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bento Belém in the 15th minute of play. Isac Gusmão was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Paulo Pires capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Paulo Pires really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. SC Angrense's Isac Gusmão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bento Belém in the 19th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, SC Angrense's goalkeeper Isac Gusmão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paulo Pires. Artur Rego sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 33 minutes into the match, SC Angrense's goalkeeper Isac Gusmão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lázaro Falcão. 37 minutes into the match, Red Proud FC's goal looked a bit too open when Artur Rego came free, but Júlio Pais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Artur Rego in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Júlio Pais prevented the ball from getting in the gole. SC Angrense's Isac Gusmão proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save SC Angrense from getting a goal against them. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Lázaro Falcão made the kick off in the second half. Isac Gusmão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bento Belém in the 52nd minute of the match. When Artur Rego came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the SC Angrense 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 Artur Rego couldn't finish the play. Artur Rego fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Pais having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Gregório Lages hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, SC Angrense's goal looked a bit too open when Bento Belém came free, but Isac Gusmão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Artur Rego had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute, Horácio Santos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Red Proud FC's Paulo Pires got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute, Red Proud FC's Óscar Sabrosa seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Óscar Sabrosa the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Red Proud FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Óscar Sabrosa had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. SC Angrense's Gregório Lages got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Caetano Prestes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.