League

Estadio Mourelinho
Spectators: 6823 (Terracing: 5110, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 40) Honorato Gois's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leonardo Coimbra read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Teófilo Pais sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Mesas's goalkeeper Adriano Fagundes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. José Bettencourt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adriano Fagundes having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teófilo Pais got free with Adriano Fagundes in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aparício Lobato in the 34th minute of play forced Mourelinho's goalkeeper Leonardo Coimbra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gastão Leitão during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Mourelinho's Gastão Leitão got a free kick in the 35th minute. Leonardo Coimbra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Honorato Gois, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Aparício Lobato received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Leonardo Coimbra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Teófilo Pais had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when José Bettencourt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, José Bettencourt notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of SC Mesas's Adriano Fagundes. Adriano Fagundes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 58th minute Aparício Lobato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Coimbra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teófilo Pais scored 2-0 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adriano Fagundes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Silvano Moutinho managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Mesas's supporters rose to their feet, but Silvano Moutinho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonardo Coimbra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Aparício Lobato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonardo Coimbra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aparício Lobato in the 79th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, Aparício Lobato dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Leonardo Coimbra, 2-1. If Honorato Gois had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 96 minutes, Aldo Palmeira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Mesas and the Mourelinho players grew even worse after the yellow card. SC Mesas's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.