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Match Report
Alpande
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) SC Pecene's Amílcar Maia 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. In the 5th match minute, SC Pecene was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Figueiredo to maneuver through the defense. Manuel Mendes hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After 12 minutes of play, Alpande's Alexandre Machado made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. David Carvalho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Oliveira Moniz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amílcar Maia in the 15th minute of the match. When Nuno Domingues came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Alpande 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 Nuno Domingues couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Augusto Maia during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Alpande booed when SC Pecene was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augusto Maia didn't get a good kick on the ball. David Carvalho made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Alexandre Machado sent off a good shot on target. In the 26th minute, Alexandre Machado 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 27th match minute, SC Pecene was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaspar Freitas to maneuver through the defense. In the 29th minute, Alexandre Machado made a precise shot to the right of David Carvalho. SC Pecene's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Gaspar Freitas's late challenge caught a Alpande's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaspar Freitas helped the player get up and apologised. If José Figueiredo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Alpande defense, Amílcar Maia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oliveira Moniz. The Alpande fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oliveira Moniz should have stopped the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
José Figueiredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Alexandre Machado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Nuno Freitas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. José Figueiredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Figueiredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of SC Pecene booed when Alpande was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nuno Freitas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alpande's Oliveira Moniz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Alpande from getting a goal against them. Alexandre Machado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Carvalho having to interfere. SC Pecene's José Figueiredo got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Alpande's zone, José Figueiredo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oliveira Moniz came out of the goal and José Figueiredo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in SC Pecene fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 95th minute. Penalty! Augusto Neves placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! The SC Pecene players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Alpande from taking control. The game ends in a draw.
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