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Match Report
Tendeira
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. Raul Esteves started the match with the kick off. In the 8th minute, João Martins 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. When %teams%'s João Martins was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-0 just inside the left pole, 13 minutes into the game. Ricardo Pedroso was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. With his leg Ricardo Pedroso managed to avoid a goal in the 17thth minute, when Tendeira's João Martins fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Raul Esteves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricardo Pedroso was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Raul Esteves showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 22 minute of play. When Verdelho FC's Rogério Reis in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tendeira's goalie prevented a goal. João Martins in the 29thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ricardo Pedroso, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Nuno Miranda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Teixeira in the 33rd minute of the match. Rogério Reis struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Nuno Miranda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Verdelho FC. After 38 minutes, Joaquim Freitas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tendeira and the Verdelho FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rogério Reis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Miranda having to interfere. In the 47th minute, Raul Esteves 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rogério Reis to strike the kick off in the second half. When João Martins came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Tendeira 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 João Martins couldn't finish the play. João Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Ricardo Pedroso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nuno Miranda made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when André Teixeira sent off a good shot on target. 66 minutes into the match, Raul Esteves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ricardo Pedroso. Verdelho FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Raul Esteves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Nuno Miranda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogério Reis, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After 81 played minutes, Verdelho FC's Paulo Moutinho shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nuno Miranda came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Verdelho FC reached it. André Teixeira might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nuno Miranda. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. André Teixeira ran back to his position shaking his head. Nuno Miranda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogério Reis in the 85th minute of play. In the 85th match minute, Tendeira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Pinto to maneuver through the defense. André Teixeira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Nuno Miranda made a huge save. André Teixeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Miranda having to interfere. In the 93rd match minute, Tendeira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Pinto to maneuver through the defense. Tendeira'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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