U21 League

To The Moon Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cássio Cortez took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Yuri Gaspar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but La Bolas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vitória StrikerS™ were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after Sporting Clube Patrício's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Branco Preto took the corner. The corner ended in Branco Preto almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sporting Clube Patrício's Almiro Setúbal did a great save. Rafael Sá hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Almiro Setúbal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Flávio Perdigão in the 14th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flávio Perdigão got free with Almiro Setúbal in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Sporting Clube Patrício's Eliseu Mourinho got a free kick in the 19th minute. Almiro Setúbal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Durval Bulhosa in the 25th minute of the match. Branco Preto took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 28th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Almiro Setúbal. Sporting Clube Patrício's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Sporting Clube Patrício were furious when Bernardo Salgado was red carded, 29 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 33 minutes into the game, Sporting Clube Patrício's Eliseu Mourinho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. La Bolas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Almiro Setúbal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cássio Cortez in the 36th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube Patrício's goal looked a bit too open when Cássio Cortez came free, but Almiro Setúbal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cássio Cortez in the 42ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Almiro Setúbal, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 43rd minute, Álvaro Pinheiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eliseu Mourinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Durval Bulhosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sporting Clube Patrício's Miguel Santiago was substituted for Eliseu Mourinho. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yuri Gaspar made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Álvaro Pinheiro during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Vitória StrikerS™ getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Álvaro Pinheiro hit a great ball. Américo Aguiar kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. After 64 played minutes Sporting Clube Patrício got a freekick which was hit by Abílio Lobo. After 68 minutes of play, Vitória StrikerS™'s Durval Bulhosa made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Almiro Setúbal was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sporting Clube Patrício made a substitution. Horácio Chagas replaced Laurentino Teixeira. 74 minutes into the match, Vitória StrikerS™'s goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Santiago came free, but La Bolas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Almiro Setúbal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albérico Santarém, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Almiro Setúbal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flávio Perdigão, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Almiro Setúbal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flávio Perdigão in the 85th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the game, Yuri Gaspar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. La Bolas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 89th minute, Yuri Gaspar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Abílio Lobo in the 92nd minute really tested La Bolas's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Sporting Clube Patrício succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Vitória StrikerS™ had controlled the match.