League

Merelim
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gustavo Lima got the match started through his kick off. Gustavo Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th minute, Sidónio Casado 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. After having played for 20 minutes, Eliseu Quental managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SCPUMPKINS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eliseu Quental was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Diogo Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Lima, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Vicente Macieira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sílvio Mafra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Sílvio Mafra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Xavier Damásio managed to get in a good position for a shot. COELHONE's supporters rose to their feet, but Xavier Damásio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vicente Macieira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. COELHONE's Sílvio Mafra got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vicente Macieira made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Joaquim Silveira sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xavier Damásio got free with Vicente Macieira in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Sílvio Mafra made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Sílvio Mafra ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vicente Macieira was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind SCPUMPKINS's goalkeeper Vicente Macieira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in SCPUMPKINS's zone, Sílvio Mafra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vicente Macieira came out of the goal and Sílvio Mafra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 58 minutes into the game, Sílvio Mafra cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Vicente Macieira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 65th match minute, SCPUMPKINS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseu Quental to maneuver through the defense. Sílvio Mafra's late challenge caught a SCPUMPKINS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sílvio Mafra helped the player get up and apologised. Vicente Macieira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sílvio Mafra went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Silveira in the 74th minute of play forced SCPUMPKINS's goalkeeper Vicente Macieira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xavier Damásio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. COELHONE's Eurico Matos got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cristiano Liberato sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vicente Macieira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xavier Damásio, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Joaquim Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. COELHONE had played much better football throughout.