League

Cardosa
Spectators: 6660 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) With a little luck, Cuba's André Amaral got control of the ball when Pedro Caiado tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 8 played minutes Cuba got a freekick which was hit by Gil Nunes. André Amaral made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pedro Caiado in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caetano Godinho in the 17th minute of play forced Cuba's goalkeeper André Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th match minute, Cuba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gil Vale to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Caiado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cardosa's goalkeeper Gastão Gueifão, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gil Nunes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gastão Gueifão having to make a save. A collision led to Cardosa getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Fernando Ribas hit a great ball. When Gil Nunes came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Cuba 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 Gil Nunes couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Cardosa getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Ronaldo Tristão hit a great ball. Gastão Gueifão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gil Nunes in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Augusto Valadão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Alberto Coimbra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. André Amaral made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pedro Caiado in the 39th minute. Gastão Gueifão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gil Nunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th match minute, Cuba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vítor Pinheiro to maneuver through the defense. Cardosa's Higino Sanches took a good shot, in the 46th minute, which hit the crossbar above André Amaral's head, and flew over the goal. Cuba's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Cardosa. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Gil Nunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Gastão Gueifão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Coimbra might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gastão Gueifão. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberto Coimbra ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Cardosa getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Eliseu Cavaco hit a great ball. Alberto Coimbra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gastão Gueifão having to interfere. Gil Nunes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Gastão Gueifão made a huge save. André Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Godinho in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cardosa's goalkeeper Gastão Gueifão, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gil Nunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gastão Gueifão having to interfere. Cuba's Gil Nunes was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 75th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Caetano Godinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Amaral having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gil Nunes got free with Gastão Gueifão in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ronaldo Tristão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 96th minute, Caetano Godinho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cardosa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.