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Dragão
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Hermano Mansilha made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodoro Lameiras in the 6th minute of play forced FCPorto's goalkeeper Heitor Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, Januário Antunes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodoro Lameiras in the 12th minute of play forced FCPorto's goalkeeper Heitor Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Andaka Babalov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Heitor Vargas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Osvaldo Alvarenga made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Laureano in the 23rd minute. Hermano Mansilha was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 27th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Red Star Monção's Osvaldo Alvarenga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Red Star Monção from getting a goal against them. Heitor Vargas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Wayne in the 35th minute of play. Heitor Vargas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Oliveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Wayne in the 38th minute of play forced FCPorto's goalkeeper Heitor Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Januário Antunes during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Red Star Monção booed when FCPorto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Januário Antunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Osvaldo França took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 39th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Heitor Vargas. FCPorto's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Heitor Vargas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodoro Lameiras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Red Star Monção were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and John Wayne made a kick off. Red Star Monção's Teodoro Lameiras got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 53rd minute, Paul Newman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Januário Antunes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 57th match minute, Red Star Monção was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Newman to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Timóteo Palmeira during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Red Star Monção booed when FCPorto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timóteo Palmeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61st minute Hermano Mansilha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Alvarenga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute John Wayne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heitor Vargas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timóteo Palmeira in the 67th minute of play forced Red Star Monção's goalkeeper Osvaldo Alvarenga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FCPorto's Hermano Mansilha got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Hermano Mansilha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 76 minutes into the match, Luís Oliveira dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Heitor Vargas, 0-3. In the 78th match minute, Red Star Monção was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osvaldo França to maneuver through the defense. Osvaldo Alvarenga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hermano Mansilha, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. If Jarbas Delgado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Heitor Vargas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andaka Babalov in the 88th minute. Osvaldo Alvarenga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermano Mansilha in the 96th minute of the match. The Red Star Monção players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.