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Match Report
Poceirao
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) When Júlio Pinheiro fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Rumeleira's protests and gave Júlio Pinheiro a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, SC Rumeleira's Júlio Pinheiro got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 5th minute, Sandro Rocha sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and SC Rumeleira's Bernardo Antunes didn't even have to move. If David Ramos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With his leg Bernardo Antunes managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when Poceirao's Álvaro Andrade fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 14 minutes, João Mendes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Rumeleira and the Poceirao players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, SC Rumeleira's João Mendes got a free kick in the 14th minute. If Ricardo Leiria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abel Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Faro in the 18th minute of play. Ricardo Leiria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Antunes having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Joel Faro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abel Cunha was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 33 minutes into the match, SC Rumeleira's goalkeeper Bernardo Antunes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ricardo Leiria. Abel Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Mendes, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 37th minute, Joel Faro 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Álvaro Andrade during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Álvaro Andrade hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. João Mendes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, João Mendes managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Rumeleira's supporters rose to their feet, but João Mendes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abel Cunha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Jorge Marques fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Poceirao's protests and gave Jorge Marques a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Poceirao getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Jorge Marques hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the game, SC Rumeleira's Joel Faro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abel Cunha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The Poceirao players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SC Rumeleira were winning 1-2.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Faro was the one to do the kick off. If Ricardo Leiria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricardo Leiria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Bernardo Antunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Resende hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in SC Rumeleira's zone, Ricardo Leiria stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernardo Antunes came out of the goal and Ricardo Leiria tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bernardo Antunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Ramos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Joel Faro managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Rumeleira's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Faro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abel Cunha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If João Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 79 minutes into the match, SC Rumeleira's João Mendes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abel Cunha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Armando Almeida hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Poceirao's David Ramos got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Ramos in the 88th minute of play forced SC Rumeleira's goalkeeper Bernardo Antunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo Antunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Ramos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jorge Marques got his second yellow card in the match during the 91st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Poceirao's Jorge Marques got a free kick in the 92nd minute. After 95 minutes Poceirao's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alberto Neto who took care of the corner kick. Alberto Neto made a great header on SC Rumeleira's corner, it was just that Poceirao's Abel Cunha managed to reach the ball for a save.
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