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Match Report
Meireles
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Sandro Setúbal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Hugo Cabral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Vicente Coelho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rui Marques was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. In the 17th minute Paulo Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Álvaro Aguiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 17 minutes of play, Meireles's Paulo Costa made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Álvaro Aguiar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rui Marques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Coelho in the 20th minute of the match. Pesinho FC's Vicente Coelho got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Meireles getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Armando Viegas hit a great ball. Rui Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Cabral in the 25th minute of play. Hugo Cabral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Marques having to interfere. Rui Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Cabral in the 34th minute of play. Sandro Setúbal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Pesinho FC's Carlos Paredes got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Vicente Coelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Marques having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.
The wind increased when Hugo Cabral made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Meireles's Sandro Setúbal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Álvaro Aguiar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rui Vale charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rui Vale the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 58th minute, Hugo Cabral 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. After 61 played minutes Meireles got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Costa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Cabral in the 62nd minute of play forced Meireles's goalkeeper Rui Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 62 played minutes Meireles got a freekick which was hit by Armando Bessa. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joel Alves during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Meireles's Joel Alves got a free kick in the 64th minute. Vicente Coelho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rui Marques read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. With a little luck, Meireles's Rui Marques got control of the ball when Vicente Coelho tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Pesinho FC's zone, Joel Alves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Álvaro Aguiar came out of the goal and Joel Alves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 78th minute, Sandro Setúbal 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. Joel Alves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Aguiar having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Sandro Setúbal 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. After 87 minutes of play, Pesinho FC's Vicente Coelho made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rui Marques was left in no man's land by his defense there! Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.
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