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Almeirim
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Natã Ortiz got the match started through his kick off. Raúl Lago's late challenge caught a Convento FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Raúl Lago helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Almeirim AD getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Raúl Lago hit a great ball. In the 9th minute, Luis Eduardo Bear hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 10 minutes, Duarte Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Convento FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Duarte Cruz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Duarte Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Mota having to interfere. Dudu do Vale kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute Wilton Breckenfeld shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Mota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abel Mota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Duarte Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogério de Senna in the 28th minute of play forced Almeirim AD's goalkeeper Abel Mota to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juninho Cerezo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Natã Ortiz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 31 minute of play. Rogério de Senna charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rogério de Senna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Convento FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Rogério de Senna hit a great ball. In the 37th minute Wilton Breckenfeld shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Mota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rogério de Senna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Mota having to interfere. In the 41st minute, Duarte Cruz 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. Abel Mota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogério de Senna in the 44th minute of the match. Abel Mota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogério de Senna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 48 minutes, Alfredinho Braga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Convento FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfredinho Braga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Duarte Cruz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Abel Mota made a huge save. After 59 minutes of play, Convento FC's Duarte Cruz made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abel Mota was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Convento FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Cássio Gomes hit a great ball. Abel Mota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogério de Senna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Duarte Cruz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Abel Mota made a huge save. Abel Mota showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogério de Senna, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Duarte Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Abel Mota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Natã Ortiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juninho Cerezo having to interfere. With a little luck, Almeirim AD's Abel Mota got control of the ball when Duarte Cruz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Natã Ortiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Juninho Cerezo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Duarte Cruz got free with Abel Mota in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 89th minute Rogério de Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Mota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rogério de Senna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Mota having to interfere. The throw-in from Dudu do Vale in the 94th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Almeirim AD's Luis Eduardo Bear. After a defensive mix-up in Convento FC's zone, Luis Eduardo Bear stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juninho Cerezo came out of the goal and Luis Eduardo Bear tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Convento FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.