Birre
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Birre's Eduardo Tavares 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. 3 minutes into the game, António Branco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lubagueira FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Birre the free kick. David Cardoso in the 5thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of António Barbosa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience was convinced that Eduardo Tavares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but António Barbosa was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. When Albertino Ribeiro fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lubagueira FC's protests and gave Albertino Ribeiro a yellow card for diving instead. António Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Tavares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Rodrigo Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11th match minute, Birre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Duarte Henriques to maneuver through the defense. After 14 minutes, David Cardoso made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Lubagueira FC's António Barbosa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 18th minute Domingos Carvalho suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Francisco Anjos hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute, Lubagueira FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after David Cardoso fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. António Barbosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Tavares in the 22nd minute of play. António Barbosa made an important save on a dangerous shot by David Cardoso in the 23rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Lubagueira FC's zone, Ricardo Sá stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. António Barbosa came out of the goal and Ricardo Sá tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. António Barbosa made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when David Cardoso sent off a good shot on target. In the 29th minute, Rodrigo Melo 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. Duarte Henriques's late challenge caught a Lubagueira FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Duarte Henriques helped the player get up and apologised. Duarte Henriques kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Lubagueira FC's goalkeeper António Barbosa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ricardo Sá. In the 37th minute Birre were awarded a corner. Lourenço Cunha went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Lourenço Cunha almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Lubagueira FC's António Barbosa did a great save. Oliveira Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albertino Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Birre's Oliveira Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albertino Ribeiro in the 42nd minute of play. Lubagueira FC's António Barbosa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Lubagueira FC from getting a goal against them. Lubagueira FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 47th minute, when David Cardoso scored to the left of an out of position António Barbosa, making the score, 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rodrigo Melo to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute David Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but António Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oliveira Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Melo in the 57th minute of the match. Bento Oliveira's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 63rdth minute, Oliveira Melo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Bento Oliveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th minute Rodrigo Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oliveira Melo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfredo Baptista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. António Barbosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. David Cardoso 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. Lubagueira FC's António Barbosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duarte Henriques in the 72nd minute of play. David Cardoso scored 3-0 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of António Barbosa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. António Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Sá in the 77th minute of the match. Lourenço Cunha charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lourenço Cunha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 79 played minutes Birre got a freekick which was hit by Lourenço Cunha. Rodrigo Melo charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rodrigo Melo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Lubagueira FC's Rodrigo Melo got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 83rd minute, Alfredo Baptista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. David Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lubagueira FC's António Barbosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Cardoso in the 89th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Birre's zone, Rodrigo Melo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oliveira Melo came out of the goal and Rodrigo Melo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. David Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Barbosa having to interfere. If Rodrigo Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the Lubagueira FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Birre.
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