Official Cup

Vila do Bispo
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aprígio Eanes took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gonçalo Fonseca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Lameiras in the 2nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ivo Mendonça in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gonçalo Fonseca prevented the ball from getting in the gole. QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s Márcio Leal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso Domingues in the 15th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Viriato Calheiros made a precise shot to the right of Márcio Leal. QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. A collision led to QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C. getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Jacob Valadares hit a great ball. When Octávio Macieira came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the VB-Team 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 Octávio Macieira couldn't finish the play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Noel Garcez to make the kick off. In the 51stth minute of the game Aprígio Eanes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s Márcio Leal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 52nd match minute, VB-Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Octávio Macieira to maneuver through the defense. Gonçalo Fonseca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivo Mendonça in the 55th minute of play. Ivo Mendonças short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Gonçalo Fonseca to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aprígio Eanes in the 61st minute of play forced QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s goalkeeper Márcio Leal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st match minute, VB-Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afonso Domingues to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th minute, QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s Ivo Mendonça ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gonçalo Fonseca. Gonçalo Fonseca yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Ivo Mendonça sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Márcio Leal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Calheiros in the 75th minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Octávio Macieira came free, but Márcio Leal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s Noel Garcez got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Hugo Flores hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Nicolau Pinhal from long distance, 79 minutes into the match, got Gonçalo Fonseca's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Gonçalo Fonseca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Noel Garcez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to VB-Team getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Octávio Macieira hit a great ball. 92 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goalkeeper Gonçalo Fonseca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Lameiras. After 93 played minutes VB-Team got a freekick which was hit by Octávio Macieira. In the 94th minute of the match Jacob Valadares shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gonçalo Fonseca showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.