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Match Report
Espargo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Heitor Costa made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 played minutes Ricardo Vaz rounded Busteliberne's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Joaquim Cruz hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 7 minutes into the match, Heitor Costa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manuel Pacheco. Espargo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Heitor Costa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Manuel Pacheco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amílcar Cabral, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucas Amaro during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Espargo booed when Busteliberne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Amaro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Busteliberne fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 26th minute. Penalty! In the 27th minute there was a penalty for Espargo. Daniel Viegas stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Delfim Lopes. 2-1. When Emanuel Reis came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Espargo 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 Emanuel Reis couldn't finish the play. Xavier Viana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rd minute, André Magalhães hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 36 minutes, Ricardo Vaz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Espargo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricardo Vaz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. André Magalhães hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. The supporters of Busteliberne booed when Espargo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joaquim Cruz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Busteliberne's Gabriel Costa couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 41st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Espargo. Espargo's Ricardo Vaz got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 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 wind increased when Ricardo Vaz made the kick off in the second half. Amílcar Cabral recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 53rd minute, Jaime Pinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heitor Costa in the 57th minute of play forced Espargo's goalkeeper Manuel Pacheco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 58 minutes into the game, Xavier Viana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Delfim Lopes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Espargo's Manuel Pacheco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Espargo from getting a goal against them. Delfim Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Vaz in the 66th minute of the match. Espargo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when Heitor Costa scored to the left of an out of position Manuel Pacheco, making the score, 3-2. If Amílcar Cabral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amílcar Cabral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Pacheco having to interfere. When Xavier Viana came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Espargo 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 Xavier Viana couldn't finish the play. In the 85th minute, André Magalhães hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ricardo Vaz came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Espargo 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 Ricardo Vaz couldn't finish the play. When Heitor Costa came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Busteliberne 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 Heitor Costa couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Espargo's Emanuel Reis got a free kick in the 91st minute. Espargo were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Busteliberne for a fine match.
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