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Mendo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aldo Ruas kicked off to start the match. SL Pirralhos's Aparício Castelo Branco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dércio Mansilha in the 3rd minute of play. Horácio Fraga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Aparício Castelo Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aparício Castelo Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dércio Mansilha, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olívio Machado in the 10th minute of play forced SL Pirralhos's goalkeeper Aparício Castelo Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Horácio Fraga in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aparício Castelo Branco saved SL Pirralhos from getting behind. Aldo Ruas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Olívio Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aparício Castelo Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dércio Mansilha, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Aldo Ruas struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Olívio Fragoso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SL Pirralhos. In the 37th minute of the match, Dércio Mansilha tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Aparício Castelo Branco saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Dércio Mansilha came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Mendo FC 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 Dércio Mansilha couldn't finish the play. Dércio Mansilha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aparício Castelo Branco having to interfere. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dércio Mansilha to strike the kick off in the second half. Olívio Machado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aparício Castelo Branco having to interfere. Aparício Castelo Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dércio Mansilha, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After 56 minutes, Cristóvão Regueira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SL Pirralhos and the Mendo FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After having played for 64 minutes, Dércio Mansilha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mendo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dércio Mansilha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Olívio Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Aparício Castelo Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Olívio Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Aparício Castelo Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dércio Mansilha in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aparício Castelo Branco saved SL Pirralhos from getting behind. Laurentino Vilaverde sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in SL Pirralhos's zone, Dércio Mansilha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aparício Castelo Branco came out of the goal and Dércio Mansilha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 86th minute, Olívio Machado 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. Lúcio Álvares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Laurentino Vilaverde came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the SL Pirralhos 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 Laurentino Vilaverde couldn't finish the play. Mendo FC were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.