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East Dulwich Park
Spectators: 6937 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1937, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Neide Guedes kicked off to start the match. Luís Chafes kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Delmano Mendes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Afonso Vasques 's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Neide Ramos's late challenge caught a Birmingham Kings Heath AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Neide Ramos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 11th match minute, East Dulwich AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Neide Ramos to maneuver through the defense. Rodrigo Maurito hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. If Neide Guedes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Birmingham Kings Heath AFC's zone, Afonso Vasques stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Delmano Mendes came out of the goal and Afonso Vasques tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Birmingham Kings Heath AFC's Delmano Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso Vasques in the 19th minute of play. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Birmingham Kings Heath AFC's goalkeeper Delmano Mendes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Afonso Vasques kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Delmano Mendes. That made the score 1-0 in the 28 minute of play. Neide Ramos got his second yellow card in the match during the 31st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Birmingham Kings Heath AFC booed when East Dulwich AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Neide Ramos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Birmingham Kings Heath AFC's Flavio Dikaté got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Delmano Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Delmano Tremura, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Birmingham Kings Heath AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 44th minute. Penalty! Rodrigo Maurito shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Delmano Tremura struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Delmano Mendes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for East Dulwich AFC. With his leg Marílio Clérigo managed to avoid a goal in the 63rdth minute, when Birmingham Kings Heath AFC's Flavio Dikaté fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. East Dulwich AFC were furious when Flavio Borges was red carded, 64 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 64 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for East Dulwich AFC! When the match had been going on for 66 minutes, Birmingham Kings Heath AFC's Zé Regalado got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Marílio Clérigo . After 78 played minutes East Dulwich AFC got a freekick which was hit by Balduíno Mantorras. In the 79th minute, Zé Regalado sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and East Dulwich AFC's Marílio Clérigo didn't even have to move. Delmano Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso Vasques , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flavio Dikaté sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neide Guedes 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. The audience was convinced that Neide Guedes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marílio Clérigo was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. If Neide Guedes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.