League

Sobreda
Spectators: 6663 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) Amílcar Santarém started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Sebastião Guerreiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but António Martins was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. António Martins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cláudio Maia, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After a rather tough play, Sobreda's David Amorim got a free kick in the 13th minute. Afonso Ramos charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Afonso Ramos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Sobreda booed when Nordestinho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afonso Ramos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Nordestinho's Sebastião Guerreiro got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 20th minute Amílcar Santarém shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Rocha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Augusto Baptista hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. David Amorim kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Sobreda's António Martins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastião Guerreiro in the 26th minute of play. Amílcar Santarém struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Rodrigo Rocha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sobreda. 29 minutes into the match, Nordestinho's goalkeeper Rodrigo Rocha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gabriel Soares. In the 30th minute Sérgio Ferro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Rocha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cláudio Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Sobreda getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Augusto Baptista hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Júlio Castro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nordestinho's supporters rose to their feet, but Júlio Castro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. António Martins breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sobreda's António Martins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastião Guerreiro in the 43rd minute of play. 45 minutes into the game, Gabriel Soares cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Rodrigo Rocha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sebastião Guerreiro was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sebastião Guerreiro in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg António Martins saved Sobreda from getting behind. If Amílcar Santarém had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gabriel Soares kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Amílcar Santarém fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Rocha having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Sérgio Ferro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sobreda fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The audience was convinced that Sebastião Guerreiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but António Martins was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. If Sebastião Guerreiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Gabriel Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Amílcar Santarém sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the last second António Martins throw himself and got hold of the ball when Sebastião Guerreiro in the 85thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 87th minute, Jorge Azevedo made a precise shot to the right of Rodrigo Rocha. Nordestinho's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. When Jacinto Abreu fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sobreda's protests and gave Jacinto Abreu a yellow card for diving instead. Jacinto Abreu hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 92 played minutes Nordestinho got a freekick which was hit by Artur Barbosa. The audience thought a goal was coming when Júlio Castro got free with António Martins in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sobreda had won after a very even match.