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Match Report
Estadio Macau
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rui Magalhães in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joaquim Garcia saved SC Macau from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rui Magalhães in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joaquim Garcia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Joaquim Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur Delgado in the 14th minute of the match. A collision led to Este FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Rogério Castro hit a great ball. Hugo Delgado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Teixeira having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Hugo Delgado managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Macau's supporters rose to their feet, but Hugo Delgado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armindo Teixeira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Este FC's Rui Magalhães got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Domingos Neto who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 33rdth minute tested the skills of Armindo Teixeira when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Domingos Neto managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Macau's supporters rose to their feet, but Domingos Neto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armindo Teixeira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Este FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Pedro Esteves hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rui Magalhães in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joaquim Garcia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rui Magalhães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Joaquim Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hugo Delgado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Domingos Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hugo Delgado made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by André Valente during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 56 minutes into the game, one of Este FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Armindo Teixeira had in the 58thth minute some difficulties stopping Humberto Lopes's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Hugo Delgado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Teixeira having to interfere. 61 minutes into the match, Este FC's goal looked a bit too open when Domingos Neto came free, but Armindo Teixeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur Delgado in the 66th minute of play forced SC Macau's goalkeeper Joaquim Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SC Macau's Joaquim Garcia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save SC Macau from getting a goal against them. Armindo Teixeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingos Neto in the 79th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, SC Macau's Hugo Delgado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armindo Teixeira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pedro Esteves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Garcia having to interfere. Rui Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Macau's Joaquim Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Delgado in the 90th minute of play. Artur Delgado was extremely unlucky when he, in the 93rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Hugo Delgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Armindo Teixeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Este FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Este FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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