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Match Report
Janas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Gravanco FC's Artur Torres 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. Carlos Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Artur Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rui Aguiar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Carlos Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artur Torres in the 19th minute of play. The supporters of Gravanco FC booed when Janas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Brás didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24th minute, one of Gravanco FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Gravanco FC. In the 27th minute, Rui Aguiar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlos Cunha was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Vítor Simões managed to get in a good position for a shot. Janas FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vítor Simões was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nuno Barbosa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 40th minute, Vítor Simões left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Janas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Rui Aguiar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Carlos Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joaquim Leite to strike the kick off in the second half. David Brás's late challenge caught a Gravanco FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David Brás helped the player get up and apologised. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Rui Aguiar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gravanco FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rui Aguiar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Cunha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Artur Torres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Cunha having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 63 minutes, Carlos Cunha successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Nuno Barbosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Leite, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. If Vítor Simões had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nuno Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Leite in the 75th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Vítor Simões hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Janas FC's Gil Carneiro got a free kick in the 84th minute. Carlos Cunha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rui Aguiar in the 85th minute. The supporters of Gravanco FC booed when Janas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustavo Queirós didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute Artur Torres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlos Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur Torres in the 95th minute of the match. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.
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