Estadio Cerejeiras
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Pingarelhos's Emílio Guarda started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Pingarelhos booed when Cerejeiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fábio Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. Afonso Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emílio Guarda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Afonso Cunha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emílio Guarda went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 10 minutes into the match, Emílio Guarda notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Cerejeiras's Afonso Cunha. Afonso Cunha was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 19th minute Adolfo Henriques shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristóvão Marques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuno Borba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Afonso Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emílio Guarda in the 27th minute of play forced Cerejeiras's goalkeeper Afonso Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristóvão Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolfo Henriques, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Afonso Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Borba in the 30th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Pingarelhos's goal looked a bit too open when Adolfo Henriques came free, but Cristóvão Marques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Emílio Guarda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 37 minutes into the game, José Mendes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pingarelhos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cerejeiras the free kick. A collision led to Pingarelhos getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. José Mendes hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Emílio Guarda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pingarelhos's supporters rose to their feet, but Emílio Guarda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Afonso Cunha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Afonso Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emílio Guarda in the 44th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adolfo Henriques was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Júlio Castro 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 53rd minute, Nuno Borba ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Afonso Cunha was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After having played for 57 minutes, Emílio Guarda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pingarelhos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emílio Guarda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emílio Guarda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Afonso Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 71 played minutes Cerejeiras got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Henriques. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Adolfo Henriques managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cerejeiras's supporters rose to their feet, but Adolfo Henriques was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristóvão Marques breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 84 minutes into the match, Pingarelhos's goal looked a bit too open when Adolfo Henriques came free, but Cristóvão Marques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adolfo Henriques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adolfo Henriques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Cristóvão Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emílio Guarda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Afonso Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cerejeiras were furious when Domingos Fontes was red carded, 94 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 94th minute, one of Cerejeiras:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Cerejeiras. Pingarelhos's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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