Friendly League

Distrital Inamar
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Leandro Fonseca made the kick off and thus started the match. After 7 played minutes Marquês de Herval got a freekick which was hit by Diego Guimarães. In the 8th minute, Cipriano Pinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Bastos in the 10th minute of play forced Agua Santa's goalkeeper Nuno Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agua Santa's Nuno Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Fonseca in the 14th minute of play. Eliseu Braga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Nuno Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute of the match, Cipriano Pinho tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Evandro Lara saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 24th minute, Dinei Cearense 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 25th minute, Leandro Fonseca made a precise shot to the right of Nuno Neves. Agua Santa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 27th minute, Sydney Diniz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 32 minutes into the game, Marquês de Herval's Eliseu Braga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nuno Neves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Bruno Bastos scored 0-3 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nuno Neves, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Leandro Fonseca managed to get in a good position for a shot. Marquês de Herval's supporters rose to their feet, but Leandro Fonseca was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nuno Neves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 45th minute, Dedê Mendes had to leave the field with a concussion. After 45 minutes, Bruno Bastos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Marquês de Herval and the Agua Santa players grew even worse after the yellow card. Agua Santa made a substitution. Vladimir Valladares replaced Dedê Mendes. After a rather tough play, Marquês de Herval's Bruno Bastos got a free kick in the 47th minute. After the first half Marquês de Herval were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cipriano Pinho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Agua Santa's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Fonseca came free, but Nuno Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cipriano Pinho in the 61st minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Evandro Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Agua Santa's Nuno Neves got control of the ball when Eliseu Braga tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fábio Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evandro Lara having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Rosa came free, but Evandro Lara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nuno Neves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leandro Fonseca in the 73rd minute. Ernesto Velloso charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ernesto Velloso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ernesto Velloso hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Agua Santa's Nuno Neves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Agua Santa from getting a goal against them. Evandro Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Rosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. When Agua Santa's Frank Rosa, in the 78th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Agua Santa. Cipriano Pinho's late challenge caught a Marquês de Herval's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cipriano Pinho helped the player get up and apologised. Cipriano Pinho kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Leandro Fonseca took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Nuno Neves to make any attempt to save it. In the 92nd minute, Marquês de Herval's Sydney Diniz seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Sydney Diniz the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Marquês de Herval protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Sydney Diniz had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 92 minutes into the game, one of Marquês de Herval:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Evandro Lara had in the 94thth minute some difficulties stopping Frank Rosa's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 97th minute Cipriano Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evandro Lara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuno Neves made a fantastic save in the 98th minute, when Leandro Fonseca sent off a good shot on target. Marquês de Herval's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.