U18 League

Andarilhos Arena
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joaquim Baldaia took the kick off in the first half of the match. Andarilhos's Fábio Cesário played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim Baldaia in the 5th minute of play. Leandro Campelo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Afonso Meireles made a huge save. Lourenço Aires hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 11th minute, Herberto Vilar made a precise shot to the right of Afonso Meireles. ÓKINJÔ FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 15th minute Joaquim Baldaia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fábio Cesário saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute of the match ÓKINJÔ FC got a corner. Andarilhos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joaquim Baldaia ran over to the corner to take the kick. 18 minutes into the match, Andarilhos's goal looked a bit too open when Óscar Valido came free, but Fábio Cesário reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 26 minutes, Ali Kai mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ÓKINJÔ FC and the Andarilhos players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 25th minute of the game. One of ÓKINJÔ FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Andarilhos:s goal. 31 minutes into the match, Andarilhos's Leandro Campelo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Afonso Meireles narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the ÓKINJÔ FC defense, Leandro Campelo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Afonso Meireles. The ÓKINJÔ FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Afonso Meireles should have stopped the shot. In the 36th minute, Joaquim Baldaia made a precise shot to the right of Fábio Cesário. Andarilhos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Jacinto Castanheira hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. ÓKINJÔ FC's Afonso Meireles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herberto Vilar in the 43rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Baldaia in the 46th minute of play forced Andarilhos's goalkeeper Fábio Cesário to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 4-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leandro Campelo to strike the kick off in the second half. Tomás Vigário could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Fábio Cesário made a huge save. 60 minutes into the match, ÓKINJÔ FC's goal looked a bit too open when Herberto Vilar came free, but Afonso Meireles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Andarilhos defense, Tomás Vigário kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fábio Cesário. The Andarilhos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fábio Cesário should have stopped the shot. Tomás Vigário could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Fábio Cesário made a huge save. 69 minutes into the match, Andarilhos's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquim Baldaia came free, but Fábio Cesário reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jacinto Castanheira kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Andarilhos's goalkeeper Fábio Cesário, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fábio Cesário made an important save on a dangerous shot by Óscar Valido in the 74th minute. After 91 played minutes ÓKINJÔ FC got a freekick which was hit by Ali Kai. Afonso Meireles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zarco Moutinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in ÓKINJÔ FC's zone, Zarco Moutinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Afonso Meireles came out of the goal and Zarco Moutinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Andarilhos were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ÓKINJÔ FC for a fine match.