League

THE COLOSSEUM
Spectators: 8458 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1945, VIP seats: 169) Severino Bettencourt started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Bettencourt in the 4th minute of play forced AQUAE FLAVIAE's goalkeeper Domingos Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the game, Severino Bettencourt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yeroc FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AQUAE FLAVIAE the free kick. In the 6th match minute, Yeroc FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Severino Bettencourt to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute Severino Bettencourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Domingos Neto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yeroc FC were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after AQUAE FLAVIAE's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bronislav Jirman took the corner. In the 15th match minute, AQUAE FLAVIAE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Igrejas to maneuver through the defense. 21 minutes into the match, Yeroc FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yuri Coelho came free, but Mauricio Luke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AQUAE FLAVIAE's Domingos Neto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albérico Valério in the 24th minute of play. 25 minutes in the game, Albérico Valério dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 27th minute, Bronislav Jirman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Yeroc FC's zone, Yuri Coelho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mauricio Luke came out of the goal and Yuri Coelho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Yeroc FC booed when AQUAE FLAVIAE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandro Severo didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to AQUAE FLAVIAE getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Adélio Festas hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Olívio Ferrão got free with Mauricio Luke in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Yuri Coelho made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Olívio Ferrão made a precise shot to the right of Mauricio Luke. Yeroc FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 62nd minute, Patrick Funk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Olívio Ferrão, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 68 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Mauricio Luke was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 72nd minute, Manuel Rios ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mauricio Luke was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuri Coelho in the 76th minute of play forced Yeroc FC's goalkeeper Mauricio Luke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Nicolau Peralta came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the AQUAE FLAVIAE 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 Nicolau Peralta couldn't finish the play. Mauricio Luke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuri Coelho in the 85th minute of play. Yeroc FC's Mauricio Luke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuri Coelho in the 90th minute of play. Yuri Coelho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Mauricio Luke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the AQUAE FLAVIAE players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.