League

Nacional Tundavala
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Edmundo Areosa made the kick off and thus started the match. With a little luck, Skelmersdale's Viveque Matta got control of the ball when Fábio Polido tried to sneak it across the goal line. Carlos Valies recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Valies in the 10th minute of play forced Desportivo da Huíla's goalkeeper Hortêncio Zamora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Skelmersdale's Carlos Valies got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Desportivo da Huíla's zone, Carlos Valies stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hortêncio Zamora came out of the goal and Carlos Valies tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tadeu Pedrosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Hortêncio Zamora tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Miguel Vila-Santa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hortêncio Zamora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Valies in the 32nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Skelmersdale's Diamantino Pereira got a free kick in the 38th minute. Desportivo da Huíla's Hortêncio Zamora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Vila-Santa in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Carlos Valies had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hortêncio Zamora. Desportivo da Huíla's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Valies was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carlos Valies to strike the kick off in the second half. Hortêncio Zamora made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Carlos Valies sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Carlos Valies's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hortêncio Zamora was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Carlos Valies received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Hortêncio Zamora tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 61st minute, Neide Da Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute, David Samakuva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 66 played minutes, Desportivo da Huíla's Tiago Mantorras shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Viveque Matta came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Desportivo da Huíla reached it. If Miguel Vila-Santa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hortêncio Zamora stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Valies's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. After 75 minutes, Miguel Vila-Santa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Skelmersdale and the Desportivo da Huíla players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 75th minute, Miguel Vila-Santa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Desportivo da Huíla's Rodrigo Malafaia in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Skelmersdale's goalie prevented a goal. In the 82nd match minute, Desportivo da Huíla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Custódio Pereira to maneuver through the defense. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Skelmersdale walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.