League

Couqueiros Arena
Spectators: 8080 (Terracing: 6062, Seating: 1858, VIP seats: 160) Teodoro Freire started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6th minute, Octávio Aleixo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AM United's David Bastos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Fernandes in the 9th minute of play. Renato Vargas was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Teodoro Freire showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. In the 19th minute AM United were awarded a corner. Adelino Palma went to the cornerflag to take it. Angelo Pessoa was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 20th minute. AM United's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Octávio Aleixo hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Teodoro Freire recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Teodoro Freire who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 25thth minute tested the skills of Renato Vargas when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sporting Clube de Gaya's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Adelino Palma was slow to take the kick. During this time AM United's players had a chance to rest. After 27 played minutes AM United got a freekick which was hit by Nikos Christou. Teodoro Freire received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Renato Vargas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Renato Vargas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Teodoro Freire's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodoro Freire in the 34th minute of play forced Sporting Clube de Gaya's goalkeeper Renato Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Fernandes in the 36th minute of play forced AM United's goalkeeper David Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teodoro Freire could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Renato Vargas made a huge save. A collision led to Sporting Clube de Gaya getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Octávio Aleixo hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Clube de Gaya's zone, Nikos Christou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Renato Vargas came out of the goal and Nikos Christou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fredy Montero stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Teodoro Freire had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sporting Clube de Gaya's Renato Vargas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Christou in the 55th minute of play. Teodoro Freire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 63 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube de Gaya's goal looked a bit too open when Teodoro Freire came free, but Renato Vargas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Teodoro Freire left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AM United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Sporting Clube de Gaya's Renato Vargas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodoro Freire in the 68th minute of play. After a rather tough play, AM United's Nikos Christou got a free kick in the 68th minute. Teodoro Freire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Teodoro Freire in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Renato Vargas saved Sporting Clube de Gaya from getting behind. In the 76th minute, Teodoro Freire made a precise shot to the right of Renato Vargas. Sporting Clube de Gaya's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. After a rather tough play, Sporting Clube de Gaya's Tytus Wolniewicz got a free kick in the 80th minute. Teodoro Freire might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Renato Vargas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Teodoro Freire ran back to his position shaking his head. If Teodoro Freire had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teodoro Freire fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renato Vargas having to interfere. Octávio Aleixo hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. After 96 played minutes Sporting Clube de Gaya got a freekick which was hit by Virgílio Portugal.