Friendly League

Jo Dunlop Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ashley Titmus started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Edu Souza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rachid Rowe having to make a save. Virgílio Ferraz took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rachid Rowe. Rachid Rowe dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Rachid Rowe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edu Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Hilsea's Rachid Rowe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgílio Ferraz in the 22nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Hilsea's Gerry Roebuck got a free kick in the 27th minute. Edu Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Rachid Rowe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Nas Horas Vagas F.C booed when Hilsea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerry Roebuck didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Hilsea's Rod Craven got a free kick in the 41st minute. The supporters of Hilsea booed when Nas Horas Vagas F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Léo Vianna didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edu Souza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Nas Horas Vagas F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Brasil to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th match minute, Hilsea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Larry Butt to maneuver through the defense. Gernando Paes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wade Batty in the 70th minute of play. Edu Souza's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rachid Rowe firmly grabbed it by the left post. Virgílio Ferraz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Rachid Rowe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Virgílio Ferraz's late challenge caught a Hilsea's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Virgílio Ferraz helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Nas Horas Vagas F.C booed when Hilsea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerry Roebuck didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Edu Souza came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Nas Horas Vagas F.C 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 Edu Souza couldn't finish the play. In the 94th match minute, Hilsea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Liam Read to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Léo Vianna got free with Rachid Rowe in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Hilsea fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Nas Horas Vagas F.C were clearly better and deserved to take the win.