League

Estadio Medroa
Spectators: 6681 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sérgio Teixeira made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute, Fernando Vaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 4thth minute of the game Heitor Paredes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Medroa FC's Afonso Gaspar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Afonso Gaspar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiago Monteiro in the 6th minute of the match. The attack was good, but when Sérgio Teixeira in the 7th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 8 minutes into the match, Lavajo's goal looked a bit too open when Sérgio Teixeira came free, but Eusébio Baptista reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Heitor Paredes struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Afonso Gaspar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lavajo. Tiago Monteiro struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Afonso Gaspar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lavajo. In the 18thth minute of the game Sérgio Teixeira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lavajo's Eusébio Baptista was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Medroa FC's Sérgio Teixeira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eusébio Baptista narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mário Moraiss short, quick shot in the 21stth minute got Eusébio Baptista to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Sérgio Teixeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Medroa FC's zone, Heitor Paredes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Afonso Gaspar came out of the goal and Heitor Paredes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 27th minute, Álvaro Martins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Afonso Gaspar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Heitor Paredes in the 33rd minute of the match. Tiago Monteiro struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Afonso Gaspar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lavajo. Tiago Monteiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Afonso Gaspar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. Sérgio Teixeira had several of the Lavajo's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 42 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Eusébio Baptista as he didn't even see the shot coming. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Heitor Paredes was the one to do the kick off. Afonso Gaspar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Heitor Paredes's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Afonso Gaspar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Heitor Paredes's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. The audience was convinced that Mário Morais's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eusébio Baptista was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Heitor Paredes in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Afonso Gaspar saved Medroa FC from getting behind. In the 77th minute Heitor Paredes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afonso Gaspar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mário Morais in the 78th minute of play forced Lavajo's goalkeeper Eusébio Baptista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Lavajo's Álvaro Martins got a free kick in the 79th minute. Lavajo's Eusébio Baptista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio Teixeira in the 82nd minute of play. 83 minutes into the game, Fernando Vaz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Medroa FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lavajo the free kick. When Tiago Monteiro came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Lavajo 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 Tiago Monteiro couldn't finish the play. When Lavajo's Heitor Paredes in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Medroa FC's goalie prevented a goal. Eusébio Baptista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sérgio Teixeira in the 88th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Heitor Paredes took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Afonso Gaspar to make any attempt to save it.