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Miramar
Spectators: 7778 (Terracing: 5834, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Manuel Soeiro got the match started through his kick off. Edgar Laureano was a little too slow when Nivaldo Alcântara got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 8th minute. The score was now 1-0. After 10 minutes, Lucas Madruga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Miramar and the Lokomotiva- Axantrazada players grew even worse after the yellow card. Edgar Laureano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angélico Balsemão in the 14th minute of play. Albérico Vaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Estrela in the 17th minute of play. After 18 minutes of play, Miramar's Nivaldo Alcântara made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edgar Laureano was left in no man's land by his defense there! Valério Viana was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 23 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Miramar's Valério Viana got a free kick in the 24th minute. Manuel Soeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Laureano having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vítor Bentes in the 33rd minute of play forced Miramar's goalkeeper Albérico Vaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nivaldo Alcântara charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nivaldo Alcântara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nivaldo Alcântara hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Lázaro Mansilha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lokomotiva- Axantrazada's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Olívio Moutinho was slow to take the kick. During this time Miramar's players had a chance to rest. If Lázaro Mansilha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vítor Bentes made a kick off. With a little luck, Miramar's Albérico Vaz got control of the ball when Vítor Bentes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jerónimo Nascimento recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Lázaro Mansilha came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Miramar fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lázaro Mansilha couldn't finish the play. Edgar Laureano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manuel Soeiro went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Albérico Vaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Estrela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lokomotiva- Axantrazada's Edgar Laureano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olívio Moutinho in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute Lázaro Mansilha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgar Laureano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albérico Vaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Estrela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the game, Augusto Veloso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Miramar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lokomotiva- Axantrazada the free kick. In the 81st match minute, Miramar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augusto Veloso to maneuver through the defense. Edgar Laureano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nivaldo Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adélio Mafra kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Miramar's Yuri Ramires got a free kick in the 93rd minute. With a little luck, Miramar's Albérico Vaz got control of the ball when Mariano Estrela tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 96th minute of the match Bruno Poças sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Albérico Vaz skillfully saved the ball. Miramar's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.