Friendly League

Ponta do Sol Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Olimpiu Postelnicescu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Gandalf Grey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 5th minute Olimpiu Postelnicescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cesário Sanches saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, The Valar's goal looked a bit too open when Vítor Patrício came free, but Sorin Răduța reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to AD Pontassolense getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Raimundo Matos hit a great ball. In the 14th minute, Horea Marin 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 a rather tough play, AD Pontassolense's Ricardo Passos got a free kick in the 15th minute. Mădălin Rotariu was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 15th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 19th minute Horea Marin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cesário Sanches saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 played minutes AD Pontassolense got a freekick which was hit by Ronaldo Barbosa. After 25 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AD Pontassolense! In the 27th minute there was a penalty for The Valar. Mădălin Rotariu stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cesário Sanches. 0-2. Cesário Sanches showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gandalf Grey in the 36th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Olimpiu Postelnicescu made a precise shot to the right of Cesário Sanches. AD Pontassolense's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vítor Patrício to make the kick off. Ricardo Passos kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Cesário Sanches showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olimpiu Postelnicescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Sorin Răduța didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gustavo Aguiar went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Sorin Răduța didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fernando Portela went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. After 88 minutes, Fernando Portela mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AD Pontassolense and the The Valar players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, AD Pontassolense's Fernando Portela got a free kick in the 88th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Portela in the 95th minute of play forced The Valar's goalkeeper Sorin Răduța to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The AD Pontassolense fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. The Valar were clearly better and deserved to take the win.