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Match Report
Muro
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Américo Paiva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rogério Pires went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Marco Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hélder Bessa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eusébio Pacheco having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Cruz in the 19th minute of play forced Sisimbra's goalkeeper Américo Paiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquim Pinto charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joaquim Pinto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 20th match minute, Sisimbra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquim Pinto to maneuver through the defense. Rogério Pires struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Américo Paiva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Muro. When Rogério Pires came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Muro 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 Rogério Pires couldn't finish the play. Lucas Ferreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Eusébio Pacheco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rogério Pires fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Américo Paiva having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Marco Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Américo Paiva was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Afonso Leiria hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Muro's Eusébio Pacheco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Ferreira in the 42nd minute of play. 48 minutes into the match, Sisimbra's goalkeeper Américo Paiva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marco Cruz. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.
The wind increased when Lucas Ferreira made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Rodrigo Macedo 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. Hélder Bessas short, quick shot in the 58thth minute got Eusébio Pacheco to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Manuel Aleixo charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manuel Aleixo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Sisimbra getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Manuel Aleixo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Cruz in the 65th minute of play forced Sisimbra's goalkeeper Américo Paiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Américo Paiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Américo Paiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Cruz in the 70th minute of play. Eusébio Pacheco made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Hélder Bessa sent off a good shot on target. In the 74th match minute, Sisimbra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquim Pinto to maneuver through the defense. After 75 played minutes António Luz shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Sisimbra's Américo Paiva to catch but António Luz was lucky. It became 2-0 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Américo Paiva stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marco Cruz's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. If Lucas Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hélder Bessa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lucas Ferreira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eusébio Pacheco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Marco Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Américo Paiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Américo Paiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogério Pires, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Marco Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Américo Paiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rogério Pires received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Américo Paiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marco Cruz in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Américo Paiva saved Sisimbra from getting behind. Muro's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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