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Abbey Wood
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Abbey Wood's Heitor Mantorras 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. In the 5th minute, Heitor Mantorras left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Abbey Wood fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Edgar Jacinto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evaristo Pegacho, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Luís Fonseca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Gregório Dikaté tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Felíx Valies had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edgar Jacinto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evaristo Pegacho in the 27th minute of the match. Prudhoe's defense didn't have a chance, in the 28th minute, when Cláudio Odemira scored to the left of an out of position Gregório Dikaté, making the score, 2-0. If Rolando Bouça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Heitor Mantorras blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gregório Dikaté having to make a save. Abbey Wood's Edgar Jacinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evaristo Pegacho in the 45th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Prudhoe's goal looked a bit too open when Heitor Mantorras came free, but Gregório Dikaté reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Evaristo Pegacho made the kick off in the second half. Gregório Dikaté showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Heitor Mantorras in the 52nd minute of the match. Abbey Wood's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Evaristo Pegacho 53 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. When Rolando Bouça came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Prudhoe 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 Rolando Bouça couldn't finish the play. In the 66th match minute, Prudhoe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evaristo Pegacho to maneuver through the defense. Gregório Dikaté showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cláudio Odemira, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Toni Ericeira during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee gave Abbey Wood a penalty, 78 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Paulo Sampaio, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Prudhoe's Gregório Dikaté. 3-1. Evaristo Pegacho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Edgar Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edgar Jacinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rolando Bouça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes into the match, Abbey Wood's goalkeeper Edgar Jacinto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Evaristo Pegacho. If Evaristo Pegacho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edgar Jacinto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rolando Bouça, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute.