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Ilfracombe Stadium
Spectators: 6942 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1942, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Toni Caetano took the kick off in the first half of the match. Toni Caetano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiago Canales having to interfere. If David Vila-Santa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ilfracombe United's goalkeeper Tiago Canales , but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Emílio Fontão recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tiago Canales showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Caetano, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Eastfield's Saúl Correia got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Toni Caetano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st minute, Hernani Amado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 26 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ilfracombe United! The referee gave Eastfield a penalty, 27 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Afonso Pereira , who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ilfracombe United's Tiago Canales . 0-1. If Emílio Fontão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ilfracombe United's Tiago Canales played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toni Caetano in the 31st minute of play. Luís Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Vila-Santa , who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. David Vila-Santa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tozé Varanda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Luís Duarte made a huge save. David Vila-Santa struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Luís Duarte didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ilfracombe United. David Vila-Santa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tozé Varanda struck a weak shot in the 49th minute. Luís Duarte didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ilfracombe United. The Ilfracombe United players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Eastfield were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when David Vila-Santa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Luís Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tozé Varanda, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. If David Vila-Santa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 56 played minutes Eastfield got a freekick which was hit by Saúl Correia . Tiago Canales showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Caetano, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After 61 minutes Ilfracombe United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Afonso Pereira who took care of the corner kick. Eastfield's Afonso Pereira was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tiago Canales in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Tozé Varanda came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Ilfracombe 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 Tozé Varanda couldn't finish the play. Pompílio Jaka Jamba hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute of the match João Carlos Pereira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luís Duarte showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Caetano in the 68th minute of play forced Ilfracombe United's goalkeeper Tiago Canales to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiago Canales made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emílio Fontão in the 71st minute. David Vila-Santa struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Luís Duarte didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ilfracombe United. Ubaldo Camarinha's late challenge caught a Eastfield's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ubaldo Camarinha helped the player get up and apologised. Tozé Varanda struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Luís Duarte didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ilfracombe United. In the 92nd minute of the match, Emílio Fontão got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tiago Canales was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Luís Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tozé Varanda, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Caetano in the 96th minute of play forced Ilfracombe United's goalkeeper Tiago Canales to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 99 minutes into the match, Tozé Varanda notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Eastfield's Luís Duarte. Luís Duarte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.