League

Municipal Canarinhos
Spectators: 8085 (Terracing: 6065, Seating: 1859, VIP seats: 161) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jorge Esteves took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 10 minutes Prozela FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Afonso Nunes who took care of the corner kick. The corner led CANARINHOS DE ALCAINS's Afonso Nunes to fire away a dangerous shot which Adão Almeida despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 12th minute, Claudinei Cardoso made a precise shot to the right of António Brochado. CANARINHOS DE ALCAINS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Adão Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Esteves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute, Jorge Esteves made a precise shot to the right of Adão Almeida. Prozela FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 20 minutes into the game, Afonso Nunes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CANARINHOS DE ALCAINS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Prozela FC the free kick. In the 20th match minute, CANARINHOS DE ALCAINS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afonso Nunes to maneuver through the defense. CANARINHOS DE ALCAINS's António Brochado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorato Regueira in the 21st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as José Baptista kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Adão Almeida. That made the score 2-2 in the 24 minute of play. Borys Hajder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. António Brochado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Prozela FC's Heitor Amorim got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 38th minute, Heitor Amorim got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Adão Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Esteves in the 39th minute of play. Laureano Rego sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Honorato Regueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 46 played minutes Prozela FC got a freekick which was hit by Heitor Amorim. If Jorge Esteves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Prozela FC's Kamil Wenger was substituted for Valter Colaço. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Claudinei Cardoso made the kick off in the second half. Claudinei Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. António Brochado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Honorato Regueira in the 55th minute of play. When Jorge Esteves came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the CANARINHOS DE ALCAINS 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 Jorge Esteves couldn't finish the play. In the 64thth minute of the game Jorge Esteves who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Prozela FC's Adão Almeida was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 68 minutes into the match, CANARINHOS DE ALCAINS's goal looked a bit too open when Claudinei Cardoso came free, but António Brochado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in CANARINHOS DE ALCAINS's zone, Honorato Regueira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. António Brochado came out of the goal and Honorato Regueira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 72ndth minute of the game Jorge Esteves who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Prozela FC's Adão Almeida was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ramiro França charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramiro França the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ramiro França kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laureano Rego in the 75th minute of play forced Prozela FC's goalkeeper Adão Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, CANARINHOS DE ALCAINS's Jorge Esteves got a free kick in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinei Cardoso in the 79th minute of play forced CANARINHOS DE ALCAINS's goalkeeper António Brochado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudinei Cardoso's late challenge caught a CANARINHOS DE ALCAINS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Claudinei Cardoso helped the player get up and apologised. In the 82nd minute, Claudinei Cardoso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adão Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Esteves in the 83rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Jorge Esteves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adão Almeida was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. In the 86thth minute of the game Jorge Esteves who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Prozela FC's Adão Almeida was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 3-3 when Jorge Esteves sped through Prozela FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Adão Almeida. 89 minutes into the match, Prozela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Esteves came free, but Adão Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jorge Esteves in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adão Almeida saved Prozela FC from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Claudinei Cardoso in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck António Brochado prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 98th minute the ball was on its way in behind Prozela FC's goalkeeper Adão Almeida, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. CANARINHOS DE ALCAINS's Evandro Viana got a good chance for a goal in the 99th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Prozela FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.