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Match Report
Ebora
Spectators: 6661 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Duarte Pedroso took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Artur Moniz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Augusto Machado was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Augusto Machado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artur Moniz in the 7th minute of play. Francisco Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francisco Baptista's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Artur Pires firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Assis in the 20th minute of play forced Ebora's goalkeeper Augusto Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Augusto Machado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Gonçalves, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute, Álvaro Mota hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Artur Moniz put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Augusto Machado. In the 31st minute, Francisco Baptista 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. Augusto Machado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Artur Moniz's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ebora's zone, Lucas Gonçalves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Augusto Machado came out of the goal and Lucas Gonçalves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Artur Moniz to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Ebora's Fernando Freitas got a free kick in the 54th minute. Artur Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duarte Pedroso, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Artur Moniz in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Augusto Machado, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The supporters of Canal FC booed when Ebora was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Álvaro Mota didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Ebora booed when Canal FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Basílio Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. 74 minutes into the game, Artur Moniz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Augusto Machado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Artur Moniz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mário Martins was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 85 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute, one of Canal FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Canal FC. In the 91st match minute, Ebora was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Álvaro Mota to maneuver through the defense. Ebora's Augusto Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Gonçalves in the 95th minute of play. When Duarte Pedroso came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Ebora 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 Duarte Pedroso couldn't finish the play. The Ebora supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Canal FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Canal FC.
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