Farilhe
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Esteves's António Macedo 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. 4 minutes into the game, Simão Resende was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Farilhe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Esteves the free kick. After a rather tough play, SC Farilhe's Simão Resende got a free kick in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the match, SC Farilhe's goal looked a bit too open when João Garcia came free, but Américo Cabral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Viriato Santarém sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Esteves's André Domingues proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Esteves from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Esteves's Viriato Moniz got a free kick in the 16th minute. 21 minutes into the match, SC Farilhe's goal looked a bit too open when João Garcia came free, but Américo Cabral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, SC Farilhe's goal looked a bit too open when João Garcia came free, but Américo Cabral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. António Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Viriato Santarém recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Esteves's João Garcia got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Américo Cabral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from António Macedo in the 35th minute of the match. In the 38th minute of the match Cristiano Castro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Américo Cabral showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. André Domingues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viriato Santarém, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Santarém in the 41st minute of play forced Esteves's goalkeeper André Domingues to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristóvão Coimbra during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, SC Farilhe's Cristóvão Coimbra got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Farilhe's goalkeeper Américo Cabral, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 46th match minute, SC Farilhe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simão Resende to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Tavares in the 52nd minute of play forced Esteves's goalkeeper André Domingues to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of SC Farilhe booed when Esteves was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Cabral didn't get a good kick on the ball. Viriato Santarém sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 58 played minutes SC Farilhe got a freekick which was hit by Cristóvão Coimbra. In the 63rd minute of the match Esteves got a corner. SC Farilhe's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cristiano Castro ran over to the corner to take the kick. João Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Américo Cabral having to interfere. In the 69th minute, SC Farilhe's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after João Garcia fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When Cristiano Castro fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Esteves's protests and gave Cristiano Castro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 71st match minute, Esteves was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Castro to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Viriato Santarém managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Farilhe's supporters rose to their feet, but Viriato Santarém 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Viriato Santarém managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Farilhe's supporters rose to their feet, but Viriato Santarém 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. Américo Cabral 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 having played for 88 minutes, João Garcia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esteves's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Garcia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 90th minute, João Garcia made a precise shot to the right of Américo Cabral. SC Farilhe's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The Esteves players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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