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AMILCAR GARCIA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) F.C.BARCELONA's Carlos Pedrosa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Malvern's goalkeeper Maurício Areosa , but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. F.C.BARCELONA's Emílio Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toni Ericeira in the 5th minute of play. F.C.BARCELONA's Emílio Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toni Ericeira in the 9th minute of play. The supporters of Malvern booed when F.C.BARCELONA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fábio Barreiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emílio Ramos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Ericeira , who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute, Pedro Fontão ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emílio Ramos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 19thth minute of the game Pedro Fontão who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C.BARCELONA's Emílio Ramos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Emílio Ramos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Fontão , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute, Toni Ericeira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Malvern fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 31st match minute, Malvern was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmundo Pegacho to maneuver through the defense. Flavio Vila-Santa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Flavio Vila-Santa during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Flavio Vila-Santa kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pedro Fontão to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Lopo Godinho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emílio Ramos was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Malvern were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after F.C.BARCELONA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rogério Simões took the corner. When Toni Ericeira came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Malvern 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 Toni Ericeira couldn't finish the play. Flavio Vila-Santa hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Pedro Fontão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emílio Ramos having to interfere. Malvern's Maurício Areosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Pedrosa in the 78th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Toni Ericeira notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of F.C.BARCELONA's Emílio Ramos. Emílio Ramos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Carlos Pedrosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurício Areosa having to interfere. After 91 played minutes F.C.BARCELONA got a freekick which was hit by Cláudio Boal. 92 minutes into the match, Malvern's Rogério Simões broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Maurício Areosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Pedrosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Malvern had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.