League

Green Cage
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gustavo Lima kicked off to start the match. Eliseu Quental received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Cristóvão Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Gustavo Lima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 11 played minutes Green Lions got a freekick which was hit by Alexandrino Gueifão. In the 12thth minute of the game Gustavo Lima who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Green Lions's Cristóvão Esteves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aparício Tinoco kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, SCPUMPKINS's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso Brites came free, but Vicente Macieira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Herberto Espinosa got free with Vicente Macieira in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristóvão Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Lima in the 23rd minute of play. Cristóvão Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Lima in the 25th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Aldaír Távora took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Vicente Macieira to make any attempt to save it. In the 30th minute Afonso Brites shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Macieira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristóvão Esteves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gustavo Lima's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Vicente Macieira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldaír Távora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 42 minutes of play, Green Lions's Aparício Tinoco made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vicente Macieira was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vicente Macieira was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Afonso Brites showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 47 minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aldaír Távora to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, SCPUMPKINS's André Torcato got a free kick in the 58th minute. After 59th play minutes Aldaír Távora shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Vicente Macieira and just under the crossbar into goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aldaír Távora in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vicente Macieira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vicente Macieira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herberto Espinosa in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osvaldo Magalhães in the 66th minute of play forced SCPUMPKINS's goalkeeper Vicente Macieira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vicente Macieira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aparício Tinoco, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herberto Espinosa in the 70th minute of play forced SCPUMPKINS's goalkeeper Vicente Macieira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Aldaír Távora came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Green Lions 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 Aldaír Távora couldn't finish the play. Vicente Macieira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso Brites, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gustavo Lima struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Cristóvão Esteves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SCPUMPKINS. Gustavo Lima in the 87thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Cristóvão Esteves, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldaír Távora in the 90th minute of play forced SCPUMPKINS's goalkeeper Vicente Macieira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SCPUMPKINS's Vicente Macieira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso Brites in the 91st minute of play. After a rather tough play, SCPUMPKINS's Tomás Raposo got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Cristóvão Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseu Quental, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. 96 minutes into the match, SCPUMPKINS's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso Brites came free, but Vicente Macieira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aparício Tinoco in the 97th minute of play forced SCPUMPKINS's goalkeeper Vicente Macieira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.