Estadio Eja
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xavier Dantas started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Eja's zone, Gil Branco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexandre Veiga came out of the goal and Gil Branco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 13th minute, Xavier Dantas made a precise shot to the right of Alexandre Veiga. Eja's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Alexandre Veiga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xavier Dantas's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Gil Branco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 21st minute Xavier Dantas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Veiga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd match minute, Eja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rogério Fernandes to maneuver through the defense. Xavier Dantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Basílio Luz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Catarino Resende in the 30th minute of the match. 32 minutes in the game, Bernardo Tavares fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Basílio Luz having to interfere. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Populo's goalkeeper Basílio Luz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Xavier Dantas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Alexandre Veiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Populo's Basílio Luz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Populo from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Populo's Albertino Gonçalves got a free kick in the 41st minute. Bernardo Tavares's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 46thth minute, Basílio Luz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Bernardo Tavares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Basílio Luz made a huge save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Catarino Resende stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Basílio Luz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Tavares, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After a rather tough play, Populo's Albertino Gonçalves got a free kick in the 61st minute. Eja's Catarino Resende got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 66 minutes, Xavier Dantas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Populo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xavier Dantas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gil Branco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Populo booed when Eja was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armando Cabral didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Joel Silva came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Populo 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 Joel Silva couldn't finish the play. Basílio Luz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Tavares, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. 88 minutes into the game, Augusto Moutinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Populo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Eja the free kick. In the 88th minute, Augusto Moutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 92 minutes into the game, Bernardo Tavares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eja's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Populo the free kick. The supporters of Populo booed when Eja was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardo Tavares didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 96th minute, Albertino Gonçalves 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. Populo's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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