Estádio Figueiredo
Spectators: 7987 (Terracing: 5991,
Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hilario Flores got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Monte Hermoso Beach's Marco Bixintxo got a free kick in the 2nd minute. A collision led to Ique Football Club getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Rafael Pena hit a great ball. In the 5th minute, Edu de Godoi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 8th minute Hilario Flores shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgílio Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Damian Napier during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicasio Lia in the 13th minute of play forced Ique Football Club's goalkeeper Virgílio Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute of the match, Fabiano de Amaral tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eleuterio Aztore saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiano Matos in the 17th minute of play forced Monte Hermoso Beach's goalkeeper Eleuterio Aztore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eleuterio Aztore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joélson de Andrade in the 18th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Marco Bixintxo made a precise shot to the right of Virgílio Lima. Ique Football Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Ique Football Club's Virgílio Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Matro in the 26th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Joélson de Andrade notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Monte Hermoso Beach's Eleuterio Aztore. Eleuterio Aztore was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joélson de Andrade during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Monte Hermoso Beach booed when Ique Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joélson de Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Monte Hermoso Beach's Hilario Flores got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 34 minutes into the game, Christiano Matos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Eleuterio Aztore was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Christiano Matos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eleuterio Aztore made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christiano Matos in the 54th minute of play. Edu de Godoi hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Basilio Demario took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 56th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Virgílio Lima. Ique Football Club's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Virgílio Lima made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Marco Bixintxo sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Ique Football Club getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Rafael Pena hit a great ball. Basilio Demario was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 63rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Virgílio Lima made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marco Bixintxo in the 66th minute. Damian Napier was shown his second yellow card after 68 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. 67 minutes into the game, one of Monte Hermoso Beach:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Virgílio Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hilario Flores, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Monte Hermoso Beach were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Ique Football Club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Basilio Demario took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Ique Football Club's goalie and right to Benjamin Arotza. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Ique Football Club's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 80th match minute, Monte Hermoso Beach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Arotza to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute Benjamin Arotza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgílio Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Joélson Palmeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Monte Hermoso Beach fans' excitement grew in the 85th match minute when Monte Hermoso Beach's Arnaldo Matro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 89th match minute, Monte Hermoso Beach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hilario Flores to maneuver through the defense. Ique Football Club's Virgílio Lima proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Ique Football Club from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Ique Football Club booed when Monte Hermoso Beach was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicasio Lia didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th match minute, Monte Hermoso Beach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidro Ourente to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Monte Hermoso Beach players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.
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