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Blandford Forum
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rolando Jaka Jamba started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Blandford Forum United's Manuel Vasques got a free kick in the 4th minute. When Tadeu Vasques came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Blandford Forum United 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 Tadeu Vasques couldn't finish the play. If Nito Maurito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Carlin How getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Nito Maurito hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Tadeu Vasques's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Afonso Melo was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Carlin How's Nito Maurito got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Nito Maurito made the kick off in the second half. In the 64th minute Viveque Fontão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Custódio Tremura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Viveque Fontão came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Carlin How 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 Viveque Fontão couldn't finish the play. Blandford Forum United's Nuno Lourenço got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Viveque Fontão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 88 minutes, Manuel Vasques managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Blandford Forum United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manuel Vasques was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Nito Maurito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.