League

Farrio
Spectators: 6641 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Artur Santos got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of SC Farrio booed when XoperXquipa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timóteo Brito didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sérgio Santos shot from long distance in the 7th minute, but Teófilo Caires was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Torcato Vilanova sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute, Sandro Quaresma made a precise shot to the right of Xavier Ribeiro. SC Farrio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The audience was convinced that Torcato Vilanova's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xavier Ribeiro was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. In the 24th match minute, SC Farrio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eusébio Nogueira to maneuver through the defense. Artur Santos struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Teófilo Caires didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Farrio. Artur Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 37th minute there was a penalty for XoperXquipa. Timóteo Brito stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Xavier Ribeiro. 0-2. If Artur Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sandro Quaresma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Xavier Ribeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Torcato Vilanova stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Artur Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Xavier Ribeiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sandro Quaresma in the 64th minute. Teófilo Caires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artur Santos in the 72nd minute of play. Artur Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teófilo Caires having to interfere. In the 84thth minute of the game Artur Santos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but XoperXquipa's Teófilo Caires was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched XoperXquipa eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.