League

Almeidão
Spectators: 6967 (Terracing: 5387, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 80) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Belmiro da Costa took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of VSKG Clube:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pinga Fogo Futebol Clube:s goal. In the 5th minute there was a penalty for Pinga Fogo Futebol Clube. Nelsinho Furtado stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jeremias Massa. 0-1. If Jacinto Tróia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Jacinto Tróia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jacinto Tróia 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. Enio Diniz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Mathias Matos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 24 minutes into the match, VSKG Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Válbson Alvarenga came free, but Jeremias Massa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Belmiro da Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 32 minutes into the match, Pinga Fogo Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Jacinto Tróia came free, but Mathias Matos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mathias Matos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacinto Tróia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mathias Matos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacinto Tróia, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Belmiro da Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeremias Massa having to interfere. Jean Botelho's late challenge caught a Pinga Fogo Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jean Botelho helped the player get up and apologised. In the 44th minute, Jean Botelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jeremias Massa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Belmiro da Costa in the 47th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jacinto Tróia to make the kick off. In the 56th minute, Válbson Alvarenga 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. In the 61st minute, Delfim Rosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pinga Fogo Futebol Clube were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after VSKG Clube's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nelsinho Furtado took the corner. After 69 minutes of play, VSKG Clube's Enio Diniz made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mathias Matos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Enio Diniz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mathias Matos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacinto Tróia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute Jacinto Tróia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mathias Matos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Enio Diniz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mathias Matos having to interfere.