Estadio Tala
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Américo Leiria made the kick off and thus started the match. SC Compostela's Bernardo Barbosa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save SC Compostela from getting a goal against them. Henrique Figueiredo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Bernardo Barbosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SC Compostela's Bernardo Barbosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Américo Leiria in the 10th minute of play. The supporters of SC Compostela booed when SC Tala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Leiria didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paulo Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Vale in the 15th minute of play. Henrique Figueiredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Henrique Figueiredo got free with Bernardo Barbosa in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bernardo Barbosa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Américo Leiria's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. When SC Compostela's Pedro Vale in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Tala's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in SC Tala's zone, Pedro Vale stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paulo Santos came out of the goal and Pedro Vale tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to SC Tala getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Vicente Cunha hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Garcia in the 44th minute of play forced SC Tala's goalkeeper Paulo Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 44 minutes, Daniel Santos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Tala and the SC Compostela players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute, Daniel Santos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paulo Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Vale in the 45th minute of the match. In the 47th minute, SC Tala's Américo Leiria dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jaime Garcia to make the kick off. Jaime Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paulo Santos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jaime Garcia's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. After having played for 64 minutes, Pedro Vale managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Compostela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Vale was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, SC Tala's Daniel Santos got a free kick in the 66th minute. SC Compostela's Pedro Vale got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 74 minutes into the match, SC Compostela's goal looked a bit too open when Henrique Figueiredo came free, but Bernardo Barbosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of SC Tala booed when SC Compostela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandre Coelho didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Américo Leiria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Vale struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Paulo Santos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Compostela. Diamantino Lopes charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Diamantino Lopes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 83 minutes into the game, one of SC Compostela:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Hugo Tavares walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. After having played for 87 minutes, Américo Leiria managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Tala's supporters crossed their fingers, but Américo Leiria was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Américo Leiria put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Bernardo Barbosa. In the 92nd match minute, SC Compostela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Vieira to maneuver through the defense. Bernardo Barbosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Américo Leiria, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. 96 minutes into the match, SC Tala's Henrique Figueiredo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bernardo Barbosa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. SC Compostela's Pedro Vale got a good chance for a goal in the 100th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. SC Compostela's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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