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Match Report
Portalegre
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. José Barros started the match with the kick off. After 7 played minutes Portalegre's Afonso Resende stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Armindo Valente stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Gualdim FC of the goal. Hélder Moutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fábio Assunção in the 9th minute of play. Gualdim FC's Armindo Valente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Barros in the 10th minute of play. In the 10th minute, José Barros left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Portalegre fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Joaquim Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hélder Moutinho having to interfere. After having played for 29 minutes, Joaquim Martins managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gualdim FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joaquim Martins was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fábio Assunção struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Hélder Moutinho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gualdim FC. Hélder Moutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquim Martins in the 32nd minute of play. João Ferreira hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Barros in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armindo Valente saved Gualdim FC from getting behind. Oliveira Pacheco's late challenge caught a Gualdim FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Oliveira Pacheco helped the player get up and apologised. In the 44th minute, Oliveira Pacheco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rui Paiva's late challenge caught a Gualdim FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rui Paiva helped the player get up and apologised. Rui Paiva hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fábio Assunção to strike the kick off in the second half. Hélder Moutinho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joaquim Martins in the 54th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fábio Assunção in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hélder Moutinho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. José Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Portalegre's Hélder Moutinho got control of the ball when Joaquim Martins tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Fábio Assunção's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hélder Moutinho was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. A collision led to Portalegre getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. João Ferreira hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute, Joaquim Martins 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. Joaquim Martins struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Hélder Moutinho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gualdim FC. When Afonso Resende came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Portalegre fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Afonso Resende couldn't finish the play. 2-0 became the score in the 91st minute when José Barros elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Gualdim FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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