League

Ponta do Sol Stadium
Spectators: 8465 (Terracing: 6350, Seating: 1946, VIP seats: 169) After having played for 3 minutes, Romão Gomes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mindelos Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Romão Gomes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 3rd minute, Paul Mussett hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5thth minute of the game Laurentino Fontes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AD Pontassolense's Marco Bessa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bartolomeo Roßberger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 10 minutes into the match, AD Pontassolense's goal looked a bit too open when Bartolomeo Roßberger came free, but Marco Bessa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Bessa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Henriques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Laurentino Fontes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Bartolomeo Roßberger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mindelos Academy's Adriano Henriques got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 21 minutes in the game, Giuseppe Catarinense fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Márcio Varanda having to interfere. After 23 minutes of play, Mindelos Academy's Laurentino Fontes made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Bessa was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 35 minutes of play, Mindelos Academy's Adriano Henriques made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Bessa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marco Bessa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Henriques in the 40th minute of the match. Bartolomeo Roßberger hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Januário Domingos made the kick off in the second half. Márcio Varanda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giuseppe Catarinense, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Márcio Varanda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Quintanilha in the 54th minute of the match. After 55 minutes Mindelos Academy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Januário Domingos who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Giuseppe Catarinense got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Márcio Varanda quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Giuseppe Catarinense came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the AD Pontassolense 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 Giuseppe Catarinense couldn't finish the play. AD Pontassolense were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after Mindelos Academy's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Januário Domingos took the corner. With a little luck, AD Pontassolense's Marco Bessa got control of the ball when Romão Gomes tried to sneak it across the goal line. AD Pontassolense's Marco Bessa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save AD Pontassolense from getting a goal against them. Marco Bessa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolomeo Roßberger in the 74th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Laurentino Fontes could shoot a difficult shot in the 76th minute, which Marco Bessa however easily saved by the left post. 78 minutes into the match, AD Pontassolense's goalkeeper Marco Bessa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bartolomeo Roßberger. Mindelos Academy's Márcio Varanda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Quintanilha in the 85th minute of play. Márcio Varanda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Januário Domingos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laurentino Fontes got free with Marco Bessa in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mindelos Academy's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.