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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) When Kevin Montenegro came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the SC Reca 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 Kevin Montenegro couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diogo Pinhal in the 8th minute of play forced UC Eirense's goalkeeper Germano Lousada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, UC Eirense's Paulino Rebocho got a free kick in the 13th minute. Germano Lousada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octávio Ferraz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by UC Eirense's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Octávio Ferraz was slow to take the kick. During this time SC Reca's players had a chance to rest. Octávio Ferraz made a great header on SC Reca's corner, it was just that UC Eirense's Germano Lousada managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 20th minute Kevin Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Germano Lousada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Danilo Ramos charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Danilo Ramos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience was convinced that Diogo Pinhal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Germano Lousada was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. After having played for 30 minutes, Danilo Ramos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. UC Eirense's supporters crossed their fingers, but Danilo Ramos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 31 minutes into the match, SC Reca's goalkeeper Cristiano Vargas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benedito Melo. 34 minutes into the game, Honorato Palhares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UC Eirense's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Reca the free kick. Honorato Palhares hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Benedito Melo could shoot a difficult shot in the 37th minute, which Cristiano Vargas however easily saved by the left post. UC Eirense's Germano Lousada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diogo Pinhal in the 41st minute of play. When Kevin Montenegro came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the SC Reca 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 Kevin Montenegro couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kevin Montenegro during the 50th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to SC Reca getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Kevin Montenegro hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kevin Montenegro to make the kick off. A collision led to UC Eirense getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Diogo Palma hit a great ball. SC Reca's Octávio Ferraz shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 58th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Germano Lousada but with some difficulty. Germano Lousada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute Kevin Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Germano Lousada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kevin Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Kevin Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to UC Eirense getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Honorato Palhares hit a great ball. In the 70th minute Kevin Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Germano Lousada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Danilo Ramos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Cristiano Vargas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The UC Eirense fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when UC Eirense's Benedito Melo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Danilo Ramos came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the UC Eirense 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 Danilo Ramos couldn't finish the play. UC Eirense's attentive Zarco Castelo Branco managed to snatch the ball when Idalécio Vilar made a throw-in in the 79th minute of the game. Germano Lousada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julião Albuquerque in the 82nd minute of play. Danilo Ramos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Diogo Pinhal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Germano Lousada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Montenegro in the 90th minute of the match. Germano Lousada made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julião Albuquerque in the 91st minute. 96 minutes into the match, UC Eirense's goalkeeper Germano Lousada had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Julião Albuquerque. After 98 played minutes SC Reca got a freekick which was hit by Octávio Ferraz. The UC Eirense players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.