League

Lancao
Spectators: 7196 (Terracing: 5399, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) After a defensive mix-up in Lancao's zone, Amadeu Fonseca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vicente Guerreiro came out of the goal and Amadeu Fonseca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 5th match minute, Lancao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Telinhos to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th minute, Rui Oliveira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vicente Guerreiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Estremadouro FC's José Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Noronha in the 17th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ramiro Salazar got free with José Cunha in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Lancao's Miguel Noronha in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Estremadouro FC's goalie prevented a goal. José Cunha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miguel Noronha's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. When Rui Oliveira fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Estremadouro FC's protests and gave Rui Oliveira a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Lancao booed when Estremadouro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rui Oliveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 25th minute, Carlos Vale made a precise shot to the right of Vicente Guerreiro. Lancao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Miguel Noronha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lancao's supporters rose to their feet, but Miguel Noronha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Cunha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 31 minutes into the game, Lancao's Ramiro Salazar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Cunha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Miguel Noronha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. José Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ramiro Salazar got free with José Cunha in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vicente Guerreiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. A collision led to Estremadouro FC getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Carlos Vale hit a great ball.

The supporters of Lancao booed when Estremadouro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Moura didn't get a good kick on the ball. Miguel Noronha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Cunha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. José Cunha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Miguel Noronha went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Ramiro Salazar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Cunha having to interfere. 66 minutes into the game, Miguel Moura was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Estremadouro FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lancao the free kick. After a rather tough play, Estremadouro FC's Miguel Moura got a free kick in the 67th minute. A collision led to Estremadouro FC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Rui Oliveira hit a great ball. After 71 minutes, Valentim Caldeira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lancao and the Estremadouro FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Valentim Caldeira hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. André Anjos shot from long distance in the 72nd minute, but Vicente Guerreiro was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. 74 minutes into the match, Lancao's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Moura came free, but Vicente Guerreiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Lancao getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Miguel Noronha hit a great ball. Ramiro Salazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vicente Guerreiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amadeu Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute, Amadeu Fonseca 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. José Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramiro Salazar in the 96th minute of the match. Edgar Telinhos's late challenge caught a Estremadouro FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgar Telinhos helped the player get up and apologised. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.