Friendly League

MACONHA
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Betinho Lenzi made the kick off and thus started the match. With a little luck, FALCÕES VERDES's Thomás Fernandes got control of the ball when Gregório Jesus tried to sneak it across the goal line. FALCÕES VERDES's Thomás Fernandes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simão Boaventura in the 12th minute of play. FALCÕES VERDES's Juvenal Urbano quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Luís Falcão, made in the 15th minute of the game. In the 16th minute, Betinho Lenzi made a precise shot to the right of Armindo Maltez. Ponte do Carro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 19 minutes into the match, Ponte do Carro's goal looked a bit too open when Betinho Lenzi came free, but Armindo Maltez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FALCÕES VERDES were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Ponte do Carro's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cristiano Bueno took the corner. Thomás Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loukianos Livas in the 22nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Loukianos Livas could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Thomás Fernandes however easily saved by the left post. Gregório Jesus who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 38thth minute tested the skills of Thomás Fernandes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 41st minute, Gregório Jesus reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Thomás Fernandes. The goal made the score 1-1. In the 47th minute, FALCÕES VERDES's 梅谦文 seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed 梅谦文 the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FALCÕES VERDES protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and 梅谦文 had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 47 minutes into the game, one of FALCÕES VERDES:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Loukianos Livas to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Loukianos Livas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomás Fernandes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomás Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simão Boaventura in the 56th minute of the match. Thomás Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alcino Jesus in the 60th minute of the match. Juvenal Urbano might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armindo Maltez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Juvenal Urbano ran back to his position shaking his head. Armindo Maltez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Juvenal Urbano went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Thomás Fernandes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loukianos Livas in the 72nd minute of play. Armindo Maltez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juvenal Urbano in the 75th minute of play. With his leg Armindo Maltez managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when FALCÕES VERDES's Juvenal Urbano fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thomás Fernandes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simão Boaventura, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emre Çeliksu in the 81st minute of play forced Ponte do Carro's goalkeeper Armindo Maltez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juvenal Urbano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Armindo Maltez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Juvenal Urbano in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armindo Maltez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 88 minutes into the match, FALCÕES VERDES's goal looked a bit too open when Loukianos Livas came free, but Thomás Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Palmiro Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gugu Mello took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armindo Maltez. Armindo Maltez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loukianos Livas in the 96th minute of play forced FALCÕES VERDES's goalkeeper Thomás Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The FALCÕES VERDES supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FALCÕES VERDES would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.