Estádio das EIRAS
Spectators: 8558 (Terracing: 6419,
Seating: 1968, VIP seats: 171) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alex Ibáñez kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, GD Fiães's goal looked a bit too open when Avery Novak came free, but Cassiano Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erlingur Haaland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Cassiano Mendonça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 7 minutes into the match, GD Fiães's goal looked a bit too open when Erlingur Haaland came free, but Cassiano Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Aldaír Perdigão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chihuahua StrikerS™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Aldaír Perdigão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cassiano Mendonça breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rogério Vidal in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cassiano Mendonça saved GD Fiães from getting behind. Emilian Martinez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amável Quental in the 13th minute. GD Fiães's Cassiano Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rogério Vidal in the 17th minute of play. Alex Ibáñezs short, quick shot in the 18thth minute got Emilian Martinez to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 20th minute Avery Novak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cassiano Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Avery Novak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cassiano Mendonça. GD Fiães's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Avery Novak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 24th minute Erlingur Haaland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cassiano Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avery Novak in the 28th minute of play forced GD Fiães's goalkeeper Cassiano Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erlingur Haaland might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cassiano Mendonça. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erlingur Haaland ran back to his position shaking his head. Cassiano Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erlingur Haaland in the 30th minute of the match. Erlingur Haaland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Cassiano Mendonça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alex Ibáñez got free with Emilian Martinez in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alex Ibáñez got free with Emilian Martinez in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cassiano Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erlingur Haaland in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobias Brites in the 36th minute of play forced Chihuahua StrikerS™'s goalkeeper Emilian Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Álvaro Campelo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 42nd minute Avery Novak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cassiano Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amável Quental in the 44th minute of play forced Chihuahua StrikerS™'s goalkeeper Emilian Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Chihuahua StrikerS™ were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The wind increased when Rogério Vidal made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Amável Quental in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emilian Martinez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 52 played minutes GD Fiães got a freekick which was hit by Amável Quental. Emilian Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Ibáñez, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Chihuahua StrikerS™'s Emilian Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Ibáñez in the 56th minute of play. Emilian Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Brites in the 60th minute of the match. Bernardo Reis charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bernardo Reis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to GD Fiães getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Bernardo Reis hit a great ball. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind GD Fiães's goalkeeper Cassiano Mendonça, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Emilian Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amável Quental, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After a rather tough play, Chihuahua StrikerS™'s Gregorie Ceusters got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 69th minute, Gregorie Ceusters hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute Alex Ibáñez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilian Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emilian Martinez came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by GD Fiães's Amável Quental. But to his dismay, Amável Quental quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After 78 minutes of play, Chihuahua StrikerS™'s Cláudio Lisboa made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cassiano Mendonça was left in no man's land by his defense there! GD Fiães's Higino Alcântara was substituted for Severiano Calado. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amável Quental in the 84th minute of play forced Chihuahua StrikerS™'s goalkeeper Emilian Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chihuahua StrikerS™'s Emilian Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Ibáñez in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th minute Alex Ibáñez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilian Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emilian Martinez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amável Quental in the 90th minute of play. Amável Quental blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emilian Martinez having to make a save. In the 93rd minute Amável Quental shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilian Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emilian Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Brites in the 96th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Chihuahua StrikerS™ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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