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Match Report
Santana
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Assunção kicked off to start the match. Pedro Viegas struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Daniel Carvalho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Sitio. In the 9thth minute of the game António Amaral who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santana's Daniel Carvalho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gil Faria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joel Assunção received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Tomás Luz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 17 minutes into the game, Joel Assunção was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santana's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Sitio the free kick. The supporters of SC Sitio booed when Santana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Assunção didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 20th minute of the game. One of Santana:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SC Sitio:s goal. In the 27th minute, Gil Faria left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Sitio fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 30 minutes into the match, SC Sitio's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Assunção came free, but Tomás Luz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Assunção fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomás Luz having to interfere. 34 minutes into the game, Luís Nunes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santana's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Sitio the free kick. In the 34th minute, Luís Nunes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Santana booed when SC Sitio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Humberto Torres didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gil Faria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Carvalho having to interfere. Daniel Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingos Luz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gil Faria in the 47th minute of play forced Santana's goalkeeper Daniel Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
In the 52nd minute, Joel Assunção 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. After 53 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SC Sitio! Daniel Carvalho was out of position in the 59 minute of play, and Gil Faria capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gil Faria really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. When Domingos Luz fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Sitio's protests and gave Domingos Luz a yellow card for diving instead. In the 63rd minute, Domingos Luz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64thth minute of the game Basílio Soares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Sitio's Tomás Luz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pedro Viegas kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Basílio Soares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomás Luz having to interfere. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Sitio's goalkeeper Tomás Luz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Basílio Soares's late challenge caught a SC Sitio's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Basílio Soares helped the player get up and apologised. In the 76th match minute, Santana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basílio Soares to maneuver through the defense. If Gil Faria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SC Sitio's Gil Faria got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 84 minutes into the match, SC Sitio's goal looked a bit too open when Basílio Soares came free, but Tomás Luz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Domingos Luz was shown his second yellow card after 91 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 93rd minute of the match Emílio Macedo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tomás Luz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Tomás Luz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Assunção in the 97th minute of play. The SC Sitio players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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