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Belgravia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ivó Akwa started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Hurst Green getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Henrique Bastos hit a great ball. After 12 played minutes, Belgravia's Rodrigo Lima Clemente shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Magno Simões came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Belgravia reached it. 15 minutes into the game, one of Belgravia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Belgravia:s Carlos Ericeira showed great skill when he stopped Hipólito Fonseca:s penalty. After 17 minutes of play, Hurst Green's Hipólito Fonseca made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlos Ericeira was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tadeu Bastoss short, quick shot in the 22ndth minute got Magno Simões to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 23rd of the match, Carlos Zamora tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Magno Simões got in the way and made a wonderful save. After 27 minutes, Emílio Mendes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Belgravia and the Hurst Green players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Belgravia getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Emílio Mendes hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Hortêncio Dos Santos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Ericeira was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. After 33 minutes, Tadeu Bastos made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Hurst Green's Magno Simões tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 37 minutes into the match, Hortêncio Dos Santos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Ericeira. Belgravia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hortêncio Dos Santos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After 40 minutes, Carlos Duarte mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hurst Green and the Belgravia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Carlos Duarte kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Carlos Matta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ivó Akwa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 49th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carlos Zamora to strike the kick off in the second half. Tadeu Bastos struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Magno Simões didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Belgravia. Tadeu Bastos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ivó Akwa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hortêncio Dos Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Ericeira having to interfere. Belgravia's Carlos Zamora got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hortêncio Dos Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manuel Freire hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. The supporters of Belgravia booed when Hurst Green was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saúl Tremura didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tadeu Bastos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Magno Simões having to interfere. 93 minutes into the match, Tadeu Bastos notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Hurst Green's Magno Simões. Magno Simões was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Carlos Zamora fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Magno Simões having to interfere.