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Spectators: 7695 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gois took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nivaldo Laureano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nivaldo Laureano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Bento having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, Grupo Desportivo do Topo's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gois came free, but Paolo Oxarra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st match minute, São MARTINHO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juvenal Vieira to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Bento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nivaldo Laureano in the 22nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in São MARTINHO FC's zone, Nivaldo Laureano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Bento came out of the goal and Nivaldo Laureano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nivaldo Laureano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Pedro Bento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Grupo Desportivo do Topo's Nuno Barcelos in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye São MARTINHO FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Nivaldo Laureano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Bento was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. In the 33rd minute, Nuno Barcelos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Bento was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Pedro Bento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nivaldo Laureano in the 38th minute of the match. São MARTINHO FC's Pedro Bento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Barcelos in the 39th minute of play. Nuno Barcelos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Bento having to make a save. After a rather tough play, São MARTINHO FC's Januário Saraiva got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Anselmo Galvão, 43 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. São MARTINHO FC's Pedro Bento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nivaldo Laureano in the 44th minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nivaldo Laureano to make the kick off. Pedro Bento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nivaldo Laureano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in São MARTINHO FC's zone, Nuno Barcelos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Bento came out of the goal and Nuno Barcelos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nivaldo Laureano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Bento having to interfere. If Nuno Barcelos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Bento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nivaldo Laureano in the 61st minute of the match. Alexandre Morais hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Nuno Barcelos struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Pedro Bento didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grupo Desportivo do Topo. Alexandre Morais hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Januário Saraiva kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Joel Gois fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paolo Oxarra having to interfere. After a rather tough play, São MARTINHO FC's Alexandre Morais got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Nivaldo Laureano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nuno Barcelos in the 77thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Pedro Bento, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Leandro Leme blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paolo Oxarra having to make a save. With a little luck, São MARTINHO FC's Pedro Bento got control of the ball when Benedito Vital tried to sneak it across the goal line. Paolo Oxarra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gois, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After a rather tough play, Grupo Desportivo do Topo's Afonso Macedo got a free kick in the 85th minute. Nuno Barcelos in the 91stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Pedro Bento, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 96th minute of the match, Nuno Barcelos got a very nice opportunity to score, but Pedro Bento was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.