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Hurst Green
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Heitor Areosa made the kick off and thus started the match. Henrique Pedrosa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emirares Mantorras's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Heitor Areosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heitor Areosa in the 7th minute of play forced Nantwich AFC's goalkeeper Tiago Guedes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Heitor Areosa struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Tiago Guedes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hurst Green. In the 15thth minute of the game Emirares Mantorras who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hurst Green's Henrique Pedrosa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 16th match minute, Hurst Green was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marílio Amado to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute, Nuno Canales hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hurst Green's Henrique Pedrosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vítor Rochedo in the 26th minute of play. Viveque Matta's late challenge caught a Nantwich AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Viveque Matta helped the player get up and apologised. Carlos Zamora who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 30thth minute tested the skills of Tiago Guedes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 31st minute, Heitor Areosa 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. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Heitor Areosa took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Tiago Guedes to make any attempt to save it. In the 39th minute, Vítor Rochedo 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. Nantwich AFC's Tiago Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heitor Areosa in the 41st minute of play. Tiago Guedes stood somewhat misplaced when Heitor Areosa came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 42 minute. Carlos Zamora received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Tiago Guedes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Tiago Guedes managed to avoid a goal in the 49thth minute, when Hurst Green's Carlos Zamora fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vítor Rochedo was the one to do the kick off. Carlos Zamora scored 3-0 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tiago Guedes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Nantwich AFC defense, Carlos Zamora kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tiago Guedes. The Nantwich AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tiago Guedes should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Nantwich AFC's Paulo Guedes got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Ubaldo Simões took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tiago Guedes. Nantwich AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Tiago Guedes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Heitor Areosa in the 65th minute of the match. Carlos Zamora struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Tiago Guedes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hurst Green. Vítor Rochedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrique Pedrosa having to interfere. Hurst Green's Henrique Pedrosa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Hurst Green from getting a goal against them. When Paulo Zamora fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hurst Green's protests and gave Paulo Zamora a yellow card for diving instead. After 72 played minutes Hurst Green got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Zamora. 76 minutes into the match, Nantwich AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Heitor Areosa came free, but Tiago Guedes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute Carlos Zamora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiago Guedes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emirares Mantorras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Henrique Pedrosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Carlos Zamora 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. Tiago Guedes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heitor Areosa in the 85th minute of play. The supporters of Hurst Green booed when Nantwich AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felíx Pegacho didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Carlos Zamora's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tiago Guedes was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. After 96 minutes Nantwich AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ubaldo Simões who took care of the corner kick. Hurst Green's Ubaldo Simões was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tiago Guedes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Henrique Pedrosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vítor Rochedo , who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. During the 98th minute of the match Viveque Matta completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Viveque Matta a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 98th match minute, Hurst Green was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viveque Matta to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Hurst Green fans cheered their team off the field, for while Nantwich AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.