MACONHA
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Loukianos Livas took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loukianos Livas in the 3rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute, Gregório Jesus 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. When Luis Andino came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Ecuador 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 Luis Andino couldn't finish the play. Armindo Maltez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 12th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Loukianos Livas came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez. Armindo Maltez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 19th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Ponte do Carro's goal looked a bit too open when Agustín Saelices came free, but Armindo Maltez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Loukianos Livas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Loukianos Livas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Armindo Maltez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ponte do Carro's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 30th minute of play forced Ponte do Carro's goalkeeper Armindo Maltez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 32nd minute of play. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loukianos Livas in the 35th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Ponte do Carro's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Armindo Maltez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Armindo Maltez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ecuador's Daniel Zorita in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ponte do Carro's goalie prevented a goal. Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 46th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Felix Montenegro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Armindo Maltez when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 55 minutes into the match, Ponte do Carro's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Armindo Maltez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 57 played minutes Ponte do Carro got a freekick which was hit by Graciano Caneira. 61 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Armindo Maltez. Cristian Sancho showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 67th minute of play forced Ponte do Carro's goalkeeper Armindo Maltez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Cristian Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armindo Maltez was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Felix Montenegro's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Armindo Maltez firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 73rd minute, Loukianos Livas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ponte do Carro made a substitution. Francisco Queirós replaced Graciano Caneira. Loukianos Livas hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ponte do Carro made a substitution. Ricardo Peixoto replaced Gregório Jesus. Antonio Arias hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, Ponte do Carro's Luís Falcão sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cristian Sancho succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 83rd playminute. A hard shot 86 in the game by Daniel Zorita from a close distance when the talented Armindo Maltez managed to make a qualified save. Ponte do Carro's players were relieved. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simão Boaventura in the 94th minute of play. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ponte do Carro throughout the match.
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