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Match Report
Gondiais
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. Pedro Nogueira started the match with the kick off. If Cândido Guarda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cândido Guarda struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Afonso Matias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gondiais. Emílio Borba hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Joaquim Dantas struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Afonso Matias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gondiais. Eusébio Monteiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francisco Mota's late challenge caught a Gondiais's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Francisco Mota helped the player get up and apologised. In the 39th match minute, Navarra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco Mota to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute, Cândido Guarda fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Afonso Matias, passed just outside the right post. Pedro Nogueira might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alexandre Monteiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pedro Nogueira ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 44 minutes, Pedro Nogueira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Navarra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Nogueira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 47 played minutes Navarra got a freekick which was hit by Cristóvão Marques. After 48 played minutes Gondiais's Joaquim Dantas stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Afonso Matias stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Navarra of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
Eusébio Monteiros short, quick shot in the 55thth minute got Alexandre Monteiro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Eusébio Monteiro sped through Gondiais's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alexandre Monteiro. Álvaro Pinto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joaquim Dantas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cândido Guarda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Matias having to interfere. Afonso Matias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cândido Guarda in the 84th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cândido Guarda in the 85th minute of play forced Navarra's goalkeeper Afonso Matias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquim Dantas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Matias having to interfere. 91 minutes into the game, Pedro Nogueira recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Alexandre Monteiro. Pedro Nogueira showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. Navarra's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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