Friendly League

Estadio Tentugal
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Merlin's Délio do Vale 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. Danilo Viveiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Fabiano Domingues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Danilo Viveiros stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luiz Fabiano Domingues's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute Délio do Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danilo Viveiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Délio do Vale in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Danilo Viveiros saved Tentugal FC from getting behind. In the 12th minute, Luiz Fabiano Domingues ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Danilo Viveiros was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Danilo Viveiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Fabiano Domingues, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 16 minutes into the game, Patrick Queiroz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Merlin's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tentugal FC the free kick. The supporters of Tentugal FC booed when Merlin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patrick Queiroz didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Délio do Vale put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Danilo Viveiros. Osvaldinho Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Merlin's goalkeeper Patrick Urbano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro Lima. The supporters of Tentugal FC booed when Merlin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vítor Marquez didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 28 minutes, Luiz Fabiano Domingues managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Merlin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luiz Fabiano Domingues was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Patrick Queiroz came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Merlin 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 Patrick Queiroz couldn't finish the play. Tentugal FC's Danilo Viveiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Fabiano Domingues in the 31st minute of play. Danilo Viveiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Délio do Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Délio do Vale recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Danilo Viveiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Délio do Vale in the 35th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Merlin's goalkeeper Patrick Urbano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rui Braga. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Curado in the 40th minute of play forced Merlin's goalkeeper Patrick Urbano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Merlin were furious when Hélder Almeida was red carded, 40 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Merlin fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 39th minute. Penalty! In the 42nd minute there was a penalty for Tentugal FC. Jairo Brito stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Patrick Urbano. 1-2. After a rather tough play, Tentugal FC's David Curado got a free kick in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell David Curado to make the kick off. 53 minutes in the game Bruno Modesto did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Pedro Lima. Pedro Lima charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Lima the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Luiz Fabiano Domingues came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Merlin 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 Luiz Fabiano Domingues couldn't finish the play. Silvério Bulhosa charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silvério Bulhosa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 60th minute, Silvério Bulhosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vítor Marquez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danilo Viveiros having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Luiz Fabiano Domingues managed to get in a good position for a shot. Merlin's supporters rose to their feet, but Luiz Fabiano Domingues was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Danilo Viveiros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Patrick Urbano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rui Braga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patrick Urbano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Curado, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Pedro Lima got his second yellow card in the match during the 83rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Tentugal FC's Pedro Lima got a free kick in the 83rd minute. 86 minutes into the match, Merlin's Vítor Marquez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Danilo Viveiros narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Patrick Queiroz 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. Danilo Viveiros made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Délio do Vale sent off a good shot on target.