U18 League

El Madrigal
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Isidoro Mangas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tobias Paixão made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Isidoro Mangas sent off a good shot on target. Jacinto Rodrigues's late challenge caught a VILLARREAL UNITED's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jacinto Rodrigues helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Fura Balizas fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 4th minute. Penalty! Isidoro Mangas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. FC Fura Balizas's Vladimiro Guerreiro was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pedro Benítez in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 21st match minute, FC Fura Balizas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Márcio Vilarinho to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute, João Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, FC Fura Balizas's Eduardo Festas got a free kick in the 27th minute. Pedro Benítez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Guarda in the 30th minute of the match. Pedro Benítez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Guarda in the 43rd minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for José Guarda to strike the kick off in the second half. VILLARREAL UNITED's Pedro Benítez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Guarda in the 52nd minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, FC Fura Balizas's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Mangas came free, but Tobias Paixão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Julião Barcelos during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, VILLARREAL UNITED's Cordaro Ramis got a free kick in the 69th minute. FC Fura Balizas's Julião Barcelos got his second yellow card of the match in the 72nd minute. The referee ordered Julião Barcelos off the ground. Julião Barcelos kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Pedro Benítez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from José Guarda went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Mateus Vieira hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. After 82 played minutes FC Fura Balizas got a freekick which was hit by Mateus Vieira. The throw-in from Berto Torrente in the 84th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC Fura Balizas's Eduardo Festas. After a defensive mix-up in FC Fura Balizas's zone, Isidoro Mangas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tobias Paixão came out of the goal and Isidoro Mangas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FC Fura Balizas's Germano Portela got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee felt a red card was in order, 91 minutes into the game, when Eusebio Cao put in a rough tackle. When the match had been going on for 93 minutes, FC Fura Balizas's Márcio Vilarinho got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Pedro Benítez.