League

Estadio Alvorada
Spectators: 7130 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ricardo Leite took the kick off in the first half of the match. Altino Infante stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ricardo Leite's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. In the 9th minute, Cortinhal's Ricardo Leite dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 13 minutes into the match, Cortinhal's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Setúbal came free, but Filipe Resende reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ricardo Leite struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Altino Infante didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cortinhal. 25 minutes into the match, SL DESTROYER's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Leite came free, but Altino Infante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to SL DESTROYER getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Paulo Bettencourt hit a great ball. Gregório Albuquerque hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Altino Infante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Leite, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Altino Infante made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Gustavo Lima sent off a good shot on target. If Ricardo Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luís Costa during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Luís Costa hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Ricardo Leite put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Altino Infante. When Gustavo Lima came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Cortinhal 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 Gustavo Lima couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Cortinhal booed when SL DESTROYER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laurentino Viegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute Gustavo Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Altino Infante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Lima in the 74th minute of play forced SL DESTROYER's goalkeeper Altino Infante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexandre Oliveira during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Cortinhal getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Alexandre Oliveira hit a great ball. Filipe Resende made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Severino Setúbal sent off a good shot on target. Carlos Ávila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Lima in the 96th minute of play forced SL DESTROYER's goalkeeper Altino Infante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cortinhal's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.