U18 League

Estádio Fura Balizas
Spectators: 207 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Maurício Brandão got the match started through his kick off. If João Tavares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Guarda hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 11 minutes into the match, SITIO CITY's Maurício Brandão sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tobias Paixão narrowly saved just below the crossbar. SITIO CITY's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Basílio Prates in the 13th minute. FC Fura Balizas's Tobias Paixão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maurício Brandão in the 14th minute of play. The supporters of FC Fura Balizas booed when SITIO CITY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Vilarinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Guarda got free with Manuel Liberato in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Raimundo Pimenta hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute of the match Juliano Severiano sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Manuel Liberato skillfully saved the ball. SITIO CITY's Manuel Liberato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Guarda in the 29th minute of play. José Guarda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Manuel Liberato made a huge save. 34 minutes into the match, Julião Barcelos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manuel Liberato. SITIO CITY's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Julião Barcelos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The supporters of FC Fura Balizas booed when SITIO CITY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maurício Brandão didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Fura Balizas's Tobias Paixão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rúben Neiva in the 44th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Julião Barcelos to strike the kick off in the second half. João Vilarinho charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Vilarinho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 60th match minute, SITIO CITY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basílio Prates to maneuver through the defense. After 62 minutes, José Guarda made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. SITIO CITY's Manuel Liberato tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Vladimiro Guerreiro hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. 66 minutes into the match, FC Fura Balizas's José Guarda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manuel Liberato narrowly saved just below the crossbar. FC Fura Balizas made a substitution. Kevin Damásio replaced Jacinto Rodrigues. The referee gave FC Fura Balizas a penalty, 73 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by José Guarda, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of SITIO CITY's Manuel Liberato. 3-0. Manuel Liberato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Guarda in the 79th minute of the match. The supporters of SITIO CITY booed when FC Fura Balizas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julião Barcelos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tobias Paixão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Quinaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Liberato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julião Barcelos in the 85th minute of play. FC Fura Balizas's Jorge Leite was substituted for Julião Barcelos. After 88 minutes SITIO CITY's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Juliano Severiano who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in José Guarda heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. If Rúben Neiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 94th match minute, FC Fura Balizas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Leite to maneuver through the defense. FC Fura Balizas were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of SITIO CITY for a fine match.