Friendly League

Gigante da Beira-Mar
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Percy Baptista kicked off to start the match. Marcel Corrêa's late challenge caught a Inter Gala's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcel Corrêa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 4th minute, Marcel Corrêa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Inter Gala's Luís Eduardo Valle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hudson Pires in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manu Smets in the 9th minute of play forced Inter Gala's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo Valle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Eduardo Valle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manu Smets, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. José Augusto Medeiros hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. 18 minutes into the game, Hudson Pires cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Luís Eduardo Valle was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luís Eduardo Valle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manu Smets in the 23rd minute of play. A collision led to Inter Gala getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Nilson Sarmento hit a great ball. The supporters of Royal Knights FC booed when Inter Gala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hélder Mendes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Eduardo Valle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel Corrêa in the 27th minute of the match. Luís Eduardo Valle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manu Smets in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manu Smets in the 28th minute of play forced Inter Gala's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo Valle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manu Smets in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luís Eduardo Valle prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hudson Pires in the 38th minute of play forced Inter Gala's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo Valle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Inter Gala's goal looked a bit too open when Manu Smets came free, but Luís Eduardo Valle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manu Smets in the 42nd minute of play forced Inter Gala's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo Valle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manu Smets hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlos Lima to make the kick off. Luís Eduardo Valle made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Hudson Pires sent off a good shot on target. Marcel Corrêa hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Luís Eduardo Valle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manu Smets, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Percy Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristo Cordara having to interfere. 70 minutes into the game, Agostinho Domingues was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Inter Gala's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Royal Knights FC the free kick. Agostinho Domingues kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Carlos Lima recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luís Eduardo Valle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manu Smets in the 75th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manu Smets in the 87th minute of play forced Inter Gala's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo Valle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agostinho Domingues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 91 minutes into the match, Inter Gala's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo Valle had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manu Smets. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manu Smets in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luís Eduardo Valle prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Royal Knights FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Royal Knights FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.