Estadio Marteleira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Pedronhe's Diogo Luz 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 3rd minute, Diogo Luz 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. Afonso Antunes charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Afonso Antunes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, SC Marteleira's Afonso Antunes got a free kick in the 5th minute. After a defensive mix-up in SC Marteleira's zone, Diogo Luz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diogo Luz came out of the goal and Diogo Luz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jorge Miranda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Adolfo Viegas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Diogo Luz came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Pedronhe 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 Diogo Luz couldn't finish the play. SC Marteleira's Diogo Luz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Amaral in the 18th minute of play. Fernando Amaral scored 0-1 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Diogo Luz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fernando Amaral's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Diogo Luz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Fernando Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Diogo Luz 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. After 46 minutes of play SC Marteleira's Afonso Antunes was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Afonso Antunes hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Diogo Luz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diogo Luz having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jorge Miranda stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jorge Miranda might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adolfo Viegas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jorge Miranda ran back to his position shaking his head. Pedronhe's Adolfo Viegas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Santos in the 60th minute of play. Catarino Branco charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Catarino Branco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd minute, Catarino Branco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the match, Pedronhe's Diogo Luz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Diogo Luz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 65 played minutes SC Marteleira got a freekick which was hit by David Abreu. Jorge Miranda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Catarino Branco came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the SC Marteleira 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 Catarino Branco couldn't finish the play. The supporters of SC Marteleira booed when Pedronhe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Barros didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Marteleira's goalkeeper Diogo Luz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. David Abreu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Adolfo Viegas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Diogo Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Diogo Luz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Fernando Amaral came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Pedronhe 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 Fernando Amaral couldn't finish the play. 94 minutes into the match, SC Marteleira's goal looked a bit too open when Diogo Luz came free, but Diogo Luz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Catarino Branco was shown his second yellow card after 94 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 96th minute, Pedronhe's Diogo Luz ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Diogo Luz. Diogo Luz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. The SC Marteleira supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Pedronhe's performance. The match ended with a win for Pedronhe.
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