League

Academy Arena
Spectators: 7973 (Terracing: 5981, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) Stars Academy's Américo Albuquerque started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. André Sá kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Máximo Baía kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 5thth minute of the game Jordão Lamego who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stars Academy's Germano Carmona was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 12th minute, Albérico Bacelar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stars Academy's Germano Carmona played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sandro Paredes in the 14th minute of play. Aquilino Seixas was out of position in the 18 minute of play, and Jairo Carrasqueira capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jairo Carrasqueira really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. A collision led to Esmoriz getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Rafael Ventura hit a great ball. Nivaldo Bulhosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jairo Carrasqueira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Aquilino Seixas made a huge save. A collision led to Esmoriz getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Rafael Ventura hit a great ball. Stars Academy's Bento Perdigão suffered a torn muscle in his foot after 30 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Jordão Lamego charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jordão Lamego the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 32nd minute there was a penalty for Stars Academy. Américo Albuquerque stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Aquilino Seixas. 2-0. A collision led to Stars Academy getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Evandro Neves hit a great ball. Germano Carmona showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Honorato Noronha in the 37th minute of the match. Esmoriz's Aquilino Seixas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Américo Albuquerque in the 40th minute of play. After 46 played minutes Esmoriz got a freekick which was hit by Honorato Noronha. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Honorato Noronha made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes, Honorato Noronha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Esmoriz and the Stars Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Esmoriz's Honorato Noronha got a free kick in the 52nd minute. The supporters of Stars Academy booed when Esmoriz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandro Paredes didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 61 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Américo Albuquerque sped through Esmoriz's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aquilino Seixas. A collision led to Esmoriz getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Honorato Noronha hit a great ball. Américo Albuquerque scored 5-0 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aquilino Seixas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 86th minute, Honorato Noronha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stars Academy's Germano Carmona proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Stars Academy from getting a goal against them.