U23 League

Salvatore Riina
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hélder Pimentel took the kick off in the first half of the match. Durval Lage showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélder Pimentel, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. A sloppy throw-in by Adriano Almeida in the 10th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Sporting Tuga FC's Adelino Mourinho. In the 12thth minute of the game Hélder Pimentel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LA COSA NOSTRA's Durval Lage was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Afonso Toscano fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LA COSA NOSTRA's protests and gave Afonso Toscano a yellow card for diving instead. With a little luck, Sporting Tuga FC's Eusébio Caiado got control of the ball when 乔义竞 tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gabi March kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Eusébio Caiado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timóteo Lage in the 22nd minute of play. LA COSA NOSTRA's Durval Lage played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hélder Pimentel in the 23rd minute of play. After 23 minutes, Hélder Pimentel made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. LA COSA NOSTRA's Durval Lage tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Mete Mete scored 0-2 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Durval Lage, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 36th minute Hélder Pimentel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Durval Lage saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the game, 乔义竞 recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Eusébio Caiado. 乔义竞 showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Timóteo Lage was the one to do the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Adelino Mourinho in the 55th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by LA COSA NOSTRA's Adriano Almeida. In the 59th minute, Hélder Pimentel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Durval Lage was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Durval Lage made an important save on a dangerous shot by Francisco Paixão in the 76th minute. Durval Lage took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mete Mete, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eusébio Caiado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 乔义竞, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antero Couto's late challenge caught a LA COSA NOSTRA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antero Couto helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Sporting Tuga FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Antero Couto hit a great ball. After 85 minutes, Danilo Onofre mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LA COSA NOSTRA and the Sporting Tuga FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 86 played minutes LA COSA NOSTRA got a freekick which was hit by Danilo Onofre. In the 91st minute of the match, Hélder Pimentel tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Durval Lage saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Durval Lage took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simão Lobato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over Sporting Tuga FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than LA COSA NOSTRA throughout the match.