U21 League

Estádio 20 de Agosto
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Maurício Moita got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Gremio Viana's goal looked a bit too open when Maurício Moita came free, but Silvino Morais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gremio Viana's Lourenço Passos managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Humberto Seixas in the 6 minute of the game. In the 11th match minute, QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Humberto Seixas to maneuver through the defense. 18 minutes into the match, Gremio Viana's goal looked a bit too open when Maurício Moita came free, but Silvino Morais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silvino Morais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurício Moita in the 26th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute Maurício Moita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvino Morais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th match minute, Gremio Viana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Espírito Santo to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute, Maurício Moita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nicolau Soeiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Maurício Moita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Silvino Morais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Humberto Seixas made in the 54th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Gremio Viana's Luis Alberto Brandao. Ovidio Polo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hermenegildo Bomba got free with Silvino Morais in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Nicolau Soeiro came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Gremio Viana 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 Nicolau Soeiro couldn't finish the play. 69 minutes into the match, Gremio Viana's goalkeeper Silvino Morais had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hermenegildo Bomba. Silvino Morais didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 70th minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedro Espírito Santo during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C. booed when Gremio Viana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Espírito Santo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Reinaldo Bomba kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Nicolau Soeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gremio Viana fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonardo Valido during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience was convinced that Maurício Moita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silvino Morais was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Carlos Ornelas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolau Soeiro in the 85th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 87th minute of the game was made by Humberto Seixas with Ovidio Polo as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Nicolau Soeiro took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carlos Ornelas. Carlos Ornelas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. After 96 played minutes Gremio Viana got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Valido. Many of QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C. may have spent more time on the ball, but Gremio Viana were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.