U23 League

O Poboado
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Sabadim Harammes PRD's Cássio Cortez 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. The supporters of Sabadim Harammes PRD booed when Clube Esportivo Saudade was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pere Mudarra didn't get a good kick on the ball. With 7 minutes on the clock, Leonel Brochado commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sabadim Harammes PRD fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! Alfredo Manso had in the 8thth minute some difficulties stopping Nacho Romero's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball In the 8th minute, Nacho Romero made a precise shot to the right of Alfredo Manso. Sabadim Harammes PRD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 16th minute Alcino França shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ritchie Roig saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th match minute, Clube Esportivo Saudade was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Cardeñosa to maneuver through the defense. Clube Esportivo Saudade's Ritchie Roig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alcino França in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Pires in the 21st minute of play forced Clube Esportivo Saudade's goalkeeper Ritchie Roig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ritchie Roig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cássio Cortez in the 22nd minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Sabadim Harammes PRD's goalkeeper Alfredo Manso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Armando Reina. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sabadim Harammes PRD's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nacho Romero was slow to take the kick. During this time Clube Esportivo Saudade's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Edilberto Marin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alfredo Manso quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Midas Arribas got free with Alfredo Manso in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sabadim Harammes PRD's Alfredo Manso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Sabadim Harammes PRD from getting a goal against them. After 35 played minutes Sabadim Harammes PRD got a freekick which was hit by Cássio Cortez. 39 minutes into the game, Sabadim Harammes PRD's Cássio Cortez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ritchie Roig made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Ritchie Roig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cássio Cortez in the 41st minute of play. The corner ended in Cássio Cortez almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Clube Esportivo Saudade's Ritchie Roig did a great save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Armando Reina to strike the kick off in the second half. The throw-in from Romão Soares in the 51st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Clube Esportivo Saudade's Ricardo De la Torre. The audience was convinced that Bernat Laredo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredo Manso was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Ritchie Roig showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alcino França in the 54th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alcino França in the 55th minute of play forced Clube Esportivo Saudade's goalkeeper Ritchie Roig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Ritchie Roig managed to avoid a goal in the 57thth minute, when Sabadim Harammes PRD's Cássio Cortez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Alfredo Manso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bernat Laredo went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 63rd minute Bernat Laredo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Manso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Clube Esportivo Saudade's goalkeeper Ritchie Roig had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leandro Marega. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cássio Cortez got free with Ritchie Roig in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sabadim Harammes PRD's Alfredo Manso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Reina in the 70th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Clube Esportivo Saudade's goalkeeper Ritchie Roig had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leandro Marega. Ritchie Roig showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Marega, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 80th minute of the match Sabadim Harammes PRD got a corner. Clube Esportivo Saudade's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alcino França ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Sabadim Harammes PRD's Alberto Pires getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Sabadim Harammes PRD's zone, Midas Arribas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfredo Manso came out of the goal and Midas Arribas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 89th match minute, Clube Esportivo Saudade was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edilberto Marin to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Clube Esportivo Saudade booed when Sabadim Harammes PRD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Cortez didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Clube Esportivo Saudade fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sabadim Harammes PRD had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.