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Match Report
Estadio Chapa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joaquim Lima took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Artur Fontes came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Concelho 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 Artur Fontes couldn't finish the play. Sérgio Cunha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Artur Fontes went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 27th match minute, Chapa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filipe Coelho to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Concelho's zone, Joaquim Lima stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Mendes came out of the goal and Joaquim Lima tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Artur Fontes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Concelho's supporters rose to their feet, but Artur Fontes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sérgio Cunha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pedro Pinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 44 minutes into the match, Chapa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Pinho came free, but Sérgio Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. José Mendes was out of position in the 48 minute of play, and Joaquim Lima capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joaquim Lima really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pedro Pinho to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Joaquim Lima had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of José Mendes. Concelho's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joaquim Lima was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Artur Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Sérgio Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joaquim Lima recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sérgio Cunha made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Artur Fontes sent off a good shot on target. Carlos Soares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sérgio Cunha having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Chapa FC's zone, Pedro Pinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sérgio Cunha came out of the goal and Pedro Pinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 92nd minute, Concelho's Pedro Pinho dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Concelho eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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