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Match Report
Estadio Negrote
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Imaginario's Pedro Guarda 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. After 9 played minutes Imaginario got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Pinto. Pedro Guarda blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luís Cabral having to make a save. If Pedro Guarda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. António Martins hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. If Pedro Guarda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th match minute, Negrote was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Borba to maneuver through the defense. Lúcio Pacheco kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 31 minutes, Lúcio Reis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Armando Torres got free with Lúcio Reis in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Armando Torres struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Lúcio Reis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Negrote. Pedro Guarda might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luís Cabral. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pedro Guarda ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristóvão Queirós stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lúcio Reis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristóvão Queirós in the 53rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Negrote's João Borba got a free kick in the 54th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mário Antunes during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mário Antunes hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Cristóvão Queirós received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Lúcio Reis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Imaginario's Lúcio Reis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristóvão Queirós in the 65th minute of play. Mário Antunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Guarda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Luís Cabral managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Imaginario's Mário Antunes fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Mário Antunes 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. After 78 played minutes Imaginario got a freekick which was hit by Mário Antunes. After having played for 83 minutes, Armando Torres managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Negrote's supporters crossed their fingers, but Armando Torres was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristóvão Queirós in the 85th minute of play forced Imaginario's goalkeeper Lúcio Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Cristóvão Queirós notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Imaginario's Lúcio Reis. Lúcio Reis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Imaginario booed when Negrote was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Borba didn't get a good kick on the ball. Despite being the better team, Imaginario failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.
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