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Match Report
Esteves
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. António Macedo started the match with the kick off. Lourenço Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 9 minutes into the match, SC Alfeiria's goal looked a bit too open when António Macedo came free, but Rafael Leiria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, Lourenço Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute, Lourenço Barros fired away a hard free kick towards the goal. André Domingues moved to his left, but didn't have to make a save as the ball went out of bounds. João Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Garcia 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. In the 28th minute António Macedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Leiria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Esteves's João Garcia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rafael Leiria narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, SC Alfeiria's Rafael Leiria got control of the ball when João Garcia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luís Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. André Domingues tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafael Leiria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from António Macedo in the 43rd minute of play. 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 Lourenço Barros to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, SC Alfeiria's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moniz came free, but Rafael Leiria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute of the match Manuel Carneiro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but André Domingues showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 65 played minutes, Esteves's Miguel Gonçalves shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rafael Leiria 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 Esteves reached it. Rafael Leiria stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of João Garcia's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. In the 67th minute, Catarino Coelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lourenço Barros recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 78th minute, Lourenço Barros reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of André Domingues. The goal made the score 0-1. Rafael Leiria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from António Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Lourenço Barros managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Alfeiria's supporters rose to their feet, but Lourenço Barros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Domingues breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Lourenço Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rafael Leiria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from António Macedo in the 89th minute of the match. Rafael Leiria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Garcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Rafael Leiria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Garcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute.
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