Algarve XXI
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Raimundo Ventura made the kick off which started today's match. Laurențiu Gaciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Lixandro, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 10 minutes into the game, Armando Meireles cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Qiu Chuan Ran was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Laurențiu Gaciu was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and Rodolfo Faria capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rodolfo Faria really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Lixandro in the 18th minute of play forced Exército Português's goalkeeper Laurențiu Gaciu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustavo Carrasqueira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Raimundo Ventura's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Laurențiu Gaciu firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a little luck, Exército Português's Laurențiu Gaciu got control of the ball when Raimundo Ventura tried to sneak it across the goal line. Qiu Chuan Ran didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bruno Soveral went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Menelaos Damianos hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After 26 played minutes, Exército Português's Toro Lindø shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Exército Português reached it. 28 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Soveral came free, but Qiu Chuan Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Armando Meireles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Qiu Chuan Ran. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Armando Meireles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 33 minutes into the match, Exército Português's goalkeeper Laurențiu Gaciu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raimundo Ventura. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Soveral in the 35th minute of play. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Soveral in the 37th minute of play. Menelaos Damianos kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Soveral came free, but Qiu Chuan Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Exército Português were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gustavo Carrasqueira took the corner. Exército Português's Gustavo Carrasqueira was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Qiu Chuan Ran in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Toro Lindø fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qiu Chuan Ran having to interfere. Disappointed in the 1-3 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 Armando Meireles made a kick off. Laurențiu Gaciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolfo Faria, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Laurențiu Gaciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Ventura, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 54th minute Raimundo Ventura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurențiu Gaciu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute Gonzalo Lixandro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurențiu Gaciu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Laurențiu Gaciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolfo Faria, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Qiu Chuan Ran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Soveral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Exército Português's Laurențiu Gaciu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Lixandro in the 66th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Exército Português's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Faria came free, but Laurențiu Gaciu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Lixandro in the 73rd minute of play forced Exército Português's goalkeeper Laurențiu Gaciu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marian Axinte hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Exército Português's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Lixandro came free, but Laurențiu Gaciu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Armando Meireles. After a rather tough play, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Claudemiro Madureira got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Qiu Chuan Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Carrasqueira in the 84th minute of the match. Armando Meireles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Qiu Chuan Ran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Soveral in the 90th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Exército Português's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Faria came free, but Laurențiu Gaciu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laurențiu Gaciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Ventura, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Exército Português had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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