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Match Report
Coimbro
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jaime Freitas got the match started through his kick off. If Pedro Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jaime Freitas in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Domingos Fontes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Domingos Fontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Freitas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Basílio Pacheco hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Jaime Freitas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Domingos Fontes having to interfere. In the 33rd minute Pedro Gomes suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Basílio Pacheco hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Adelino Dantas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Domingos Fontes having to interfere. 37 minutes into the match, Adelino Dantas notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Estrela's Domingos Fontes. Domingos Fontes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 42nd match minute, Coimbro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingos Vale to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Estrela's Amílcar Gomes tried to score from far away in the 43rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Amílcar Gomes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nuno Resende read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pedro Teixeira to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Adelino Dantas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Domingos Fontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Domingos Fontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adelino Dantas in the 53rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Basílio Pacheco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Estrela's supporters rose to their feet, but Basílio Pacheco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nuno Resende breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Pedro Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Adelino Dantas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Coimbro's supporters rose to their feet, but Adelino Dantas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Domingos Fontes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pedro Teixeira received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nuno Resende came out and tried to block the shot, but Pedro Teixeira slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 72nd minute. If Adelino Dantas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Estrela's Domingos Fontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adelino Dantas in the 81st minute of play. Estrela's Joaquim Leal got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 85 minutes into the match, Coimbro's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Teixeira came free, but Nuno Resende reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Estrela's Joaquim Leal got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Estrela supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Estrela would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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