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Estadio Palmaz
Spectators: 6667 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 0) Palmaz FC's Sabino Assunção 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. When Oliveira Neves fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CF Marialvas's protests and gave Oliveira Neves a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, CF Marialvas's Oliveira Neves got a free kick in the 4th minute. If Pedro Paredes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 11 minutes into the match, Palmaz FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Carneiro came free, but Tomé Valverde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. CF Marialvas were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Palmaz FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ricardo Abreu took the corner. Diogo Resende was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. A collision led to Palmaz FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Rúben Regalado hit a great ball. Tomé Valverde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oliveira Neves in the 21st minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Palmaz FC's goal looked a bit too open when Oliveira Neves came free, but Tomé Valverde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Palmaz FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ulf Klack came free, but Tomé Valverde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, CF Marialvas's goal looked a bit too open when Lúcio Vasconcelos came free, but Irinel Ghițulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Palmaz FC's Irinel Ghițulescu threw himself towards the right post 35 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lúcio Vasconcelos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulf Klack in the 37th minute of play forced Palmaz FC's goalkeeper Tomé Valverde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute, Oliveira Neves 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. After 45 minutes of play, CF Marialvas's Ulf Klack made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomé Valverde was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Palmaz FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. CF Marialvas were winning 0-2.

After some careless play in the CF Marialvas defense, Rúben Regalado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Irinel Ghițulescu. The CF Marialvas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Irinel Ghițulescu should have stopped the shot. After 56 minutes, Alípio Carvalheira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palmaz FC and the CF Marialvas players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alípio Carvalheira hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Ulf Klack managed to get in a good position for a shot. CF Marialvas's supporters rose to their feet, but Ulf Klack was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tomé Valverde breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ulf Klack sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 63 minutes, Oliveira Neves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CF Marialvas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oliveira Neves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tomé Valverde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulf Klack, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 76 minutes into the match, CF Marialvas's goal looked a bit too open when Sabino Assunção came free, but Irinel Ghițulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, CF Marialvas's goal looked a bit too open when Lúcio Vasconcelos came free, but Irinel Ghițulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oliveira Neves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ulf Klack got free with Tomé Valverde in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 84th minute, Romão Ferreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Ulf Klack's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomé Valverde was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Oliveira Neves struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Tomé Valverde didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CF Marialvas. Irinel Ghițulescu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sabino Assunção went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. CF Marialvas were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.