U21 League

MACONHA
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Ponte do Carro's Altino Guerreiro 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. Afonso Meireles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Lucena, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Min Nao received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Heitor Horta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jesualdo Soveral hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Heitor Horta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salvador Quintela in the 6th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, ÓKINJÔ FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandre Lucena came free, but Afonso Meireles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vladimiro Corte-Real charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vladimiro Corte-Real the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 10th minute, Vladimiro Corte-Real hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ponte do Carro's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Anier Quintyn was slow to take the kick. During this time ÓKINJÔ FC's players had a chance to rest. Afonso Meireles made an important save on a dangerous shot by Altino Guerreiro in the 18th minute. In the 22nd match minute, Ponte do Carro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimiro Corte-Real to maneuver through the defense. Heitor Horta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salvador Quintela in the 23rd minute of the match. After 25 played minutes Ponte do Carro got a freekick which was hit by Isidro Viana. Afonso Meireles made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Altino Guerreiro sent off a good shot on target. In the 32nd minute of the match, Alexandre Lucena tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Afonso Meireles saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Heitor Horta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Quintela, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After a rather tough play, Ponte do Carro's Altino Guerreiro got a free kick in the 36th minute. When Altino Guerreiro came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Ponte do Carro 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 Altino Guerreiro couldn't finish the play. After 41 minutes, Veríssimo Taveira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ponte do Carro and the ÓKINJÔ FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 41st minute, Veríssimo Taveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Heitor Horta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Quintela, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 47 minutes into the match, Ponte do Carro's goal looked a bit too open when Anier Quintyn came free, but Heitor Horta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Silvestre Garcia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Silvestre Garcia managed to get in a good position for a shot. ÓKINJÔ FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Silvestre Garcia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Heitor Horta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 67th match minute, Ponte do Carro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Altino Guerreiro to maneuver through the defense. Armando Mendonça's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Heitor Horta read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. In the 80thth minute of the game Altino Guerreiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ÓKINJÔ FC's Afonso Meireles was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Min Nao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Afonso Meireles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Altino Guerreiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Afonso Meireles stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Altino Guerreiro's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. After having played for 88 minutes, Min Nao managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ÓKINJÔ FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Min Nao was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luisito Frasquito during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 89th match minute, ÓKINJÔ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luisito Frasquito to maneuver through the defense. Armando Mendonça received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Heitor Horta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 92nd minute, but Heitor Horta got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Ponte do Carro hanging dry this time. Heitor Horta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Silvestre Garcia in the 95th minute.