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Estadio Poeira
Spectators: 7979 (Terracing: 5985, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) After 3 minutes of play, Dragon Blue's Matheus Nunes made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Șerban Iovanovici was left in no man's land by his defense there! Afonso Quadros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gervásio Raposo in the 9th minute. Alcateia FC's Șerban Iovanovici played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sandro Soveral in the 10th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Sandro Soveral notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Alcateia FC's Șerban Iovanovici. Șerban Iovanovici was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandro Soveral in the 19th minute of play forced Alcateia FC's goalkeeper Șerban Iovanovici to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabiano Carvalheira was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 25 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute, one of Dragon Blue:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Dragon Blue. Șerban Iovanovici showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateus Corte-Real, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 32nd minute, Severiano Aleixo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dragon Blue fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. 36 minutes into the match, Alcateia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Matheus Nunes came free, but Șerban Iovanovici reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 46 played minutes Dragon Blue got a freekick which was hit by Matheus Nunes. After the first half Dragon Blue were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Severiano Aleixo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Șerban Iovanovici made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Damião Amaro sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dionisio Lugo in the 58th minute of play forced Dragon Blue's goalkeeper Afonso Quadros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matheus Nunes in the 68th minute of play forced Alcateia FC's goalkeeper Șerban Iovanovici to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 72 played minutes Alcateia FC got a freekick which was hit by Tiago Caeiro. Șerban Iovanovici was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Severiano Aleixo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 75 minute of play. In the 78th minute, Tiago Gameiro made a precise shot to the right of Afonso Quadros. Dragon Blue's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. Alcateia FC's Șerban Iovanovici played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matheus Nunes in the 82nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Éder Póvoas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dragon Blue's supporters rose to their feet, but Éder Póvoas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Șerban Iovanovici breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.