Algarve XXI
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128,
Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Isac Mota made the kick off and thus started the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Silvano Morais managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Silvano Morais was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Silvestre Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Óscar Soares in the 4th minute of the match. Éder Rios kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Antas came free, but Hamilton Poças reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After taking down the ball on Benficajuvestars's corner Dércio Leão fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hamilton Poças quite easily take care of the ball. Silvano Morais scored 1-0 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silvestre Mendes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Leal Leitão got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 24th minute, Silvano Morais reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Silvestre Mendes. The goal made the score 2-0. After 30 minutes, Éder Rios mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. and the Benficajuvestars players grew even worse after the yellow card. Éder Rios hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Hamilton Poças showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Antas, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Silvano Morais could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Silvestre Mendes made a huge save. Silvano Meireles charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silvano Meireles the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Silvano Meireles got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute of the match Dércio Leão shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hamilton Poças showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Silvano Meireles kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paulo Antas to make the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Óscar Soares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Óscar Soares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Silvano Morais got a free kick in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isac Mota in the 63rd minute of play forced Benficajuvestars's goalkeeper Silvestre Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th match minute, Benficajuvestars was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by António Pegado to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Serafim Nascimento during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hamilton Poças made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simão França in the 69th minute of play. Tomé Pegado's late challenge caught a Benficajuvestars's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tomé Pegado helped the player get up and apologised. Gentil Raposo charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gentil Raposo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee gave Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. a penalty, 76 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Silvano Morais, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Benficajuvestars's Silvestre Mendes. 3-0. Silvestre Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvano Morais, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Simão França blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hamilton Poças having to make a save. Hamilton Poças made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dércio Leão in the 83rd minute. After 83 played minutes Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. got a freekick which was hit by Serafim Nascimento. After having played for 84 minutes, Paulo Antas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Benficajuvestars's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Antas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 85 played minutes Benficajuvestars got a freekick which was hit by David Nogueira. Benficajuvestars's Silvestre Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvano Morais in the 88th minute of play. If Simão França had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benficajuvestars's Silvestre Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isac Mota in the 93rd minute of play. With 96 minutes on the clock, Silvano Meireles commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. fully deserved thier win.
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