League

Algarve XXI
Spectators: 9240 (Terracing: 6931, Seating: 2125, VIP seats: 184) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Raimundo Ventura made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the game, Gremio Viana's Jiang De nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Qiu Chuan Ran made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Jiang De took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Qiu Chuan Ran. Qiu Chuan Ran 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. 13 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jiang De came free, but Qiu Chuan Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Samuel Fiúza made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Claudemiro Madureira sent off a good shot on target. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jiang De in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd match minute, Gremio Viana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mariusz Lamczyk to maneuver through the defense. Gonzalo Lixandro scored 1-2 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Samuel Fiúza, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jiang De in the 28th minute of play. Samuel Fiúza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolfo Faria, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Osman Ali Şenyaşar made in the 33rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Rodolfo Faria. Qiu Chuan Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jiang De, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Samuel Fiúza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodolfo Faria in the 37th minute. Samuel Fiúza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Lixandro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jiang De in the 41st minute of play. Jiang De might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Qiu Chuan Ran. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jiang De ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiang De in the 44th minute of play forced Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qiu Chuan Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang De in the 45th minute of the match. In the 47th minute, Albi Koka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Gremio Viana were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jiang De made a kick off. Gonzalo Lixandro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Fiúza having to interfere. In the 62nd match minute, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudemiro Madureira to maneuver through the defense. Carlos Luna's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Qiu Chuan Ran read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. Carlos Luna scored 1-3 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Qiu Chuan Ran, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gremio Viana made a substitution. Antonio Calisto replaced Tony Påk. Gremio Viana's Albi Koka quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Gervásio Caeiro, made in the 73rd minute of the game. After 77 minutes of play, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Claudemiro Madureira made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Samuel Fiúza was left in no man's land by his defense there! Samuel Fiúza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudemiro Madureira in the 79th minute of play. Qiu Chuan Ran made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Luna in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Luna. In the 87th match minute, Gremio Viana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Luna to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Gremio Viana getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Fabrizio Crognale hit a great ball. Samuel Fiúza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raimundo Ventura in the 89th minute of the match. Samuel Fiúza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raimundo Ventura in the 93rd minute of play. If Carlos Luna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Qiu Chuan Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Luna in the 96th minute of play. Gremio Viana were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s much stronger midfield.