League

Mouchinha
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) Buqake FC's Ivo Lages started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivo Lages in the 7th minute of play forced contra-atake's goalkeeper José Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Machado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivo Lages, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. José Machado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustavo Taveira in the 20th minute. José Machado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivo Lages in the 21st minute of play. Sabino Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armindo Lisboa in the 22nd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Armindo Lisboa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sabino Branco. Buqake FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Armindo Lisboa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 27 minutes of play, contra-atake's Carlos Castro made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sabino Branco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sabino Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armindo Lisboa, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Sabino Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armindo Lisboa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute Armindo Lisboa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sabino Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

53 minutes into the match, Gustavo Taveira notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of contra-atake's José Machado. José Machado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 56thth minute of the game Armindo Lisboa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Buqake FC's Sabino Branco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Buqake FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Gustavo Taveira hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Armindo Lisboa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sabino Branco was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. contra-atake's José Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivo Lages in the 60th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Armindo Lisboa in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sabino Branco saved Buqake FC from getting behind. contra-atake's José Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evandro Carvalheira in the 65th minute of play. If Armindo Lisboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Buqake FC's Sabino Branco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Buqake FC from getting a goal against them. In the 70th minute of the match contra-atake got a corner. Buqake FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Armindo Lisboa ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Armindo Lisboa managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Buqake FC's Sabino Branco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armindo Lisboa in the 73rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Carlos Castro managed to get in a good position for a shot. contra-atake's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Castro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sabino Branco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Castro got free with Sabino Branco in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carlos Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sabino Branco having to interfere. Armindo Lisboa spun around in front of the goal 87 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Buqake FC's goal. The Buqake FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. contra-atake were clearly better and deserved to take the win.