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Rinchoa
Spectators: 6670 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 0) Pedro Amaro might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over André Moreira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pedro Amaro ran back to his position shaking his head. André Moreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Amaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in SC Rinchoa's zone, Pedro Amaro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Moreira came out of the goal and Pedro Amaro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 11thth minute of the game Pedro Amaro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Rinchoa's André Moreira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Nuno Borba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 16 minutes into the match, Pedro Amaro notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of SC Rinchoa's André Moreira. André Moreira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Amaro in the 24th minute of play forced SC Rinchoa's goalkeeper André Moreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the S. L. Monte Córdova defense, Rafael Albuquerque kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joaquim Costa. The S. L. Monte Córdova fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joaquim Costa should have stopped the shot. Pedro Amaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. André Moreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 33 minutes, Pedro Amaro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. S. L. Monte Córdova's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Amaro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Nuno Borba managed to get in a good position for a shot. S. L. Monte Córdova's supporters rose to their feet, but Nuno Borba was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Moreira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. André Moreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Amaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When S. L. Monte Córdova's Armando Matos in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Rinchoa's goalie prevented a goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pedro Amaro to make the kick off. Jordão Assunção hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. André Moreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Amaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Nuno Borba blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without André Moreira having to make a save. In the 56th minute, Jordão Assunção hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th minute, Pedro Amaro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. André Moreira was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 61 minutes into the match, Hermenegildo Lousada had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joaquim Costa. S. L. Monte Córdova's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hermenegildo Lousada was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. António Brites took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Joaquim Costa. S. L. Monte Córdova's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Nuno Borba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Moreira having to interfere. André Moreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Amaro in the 69th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Amaro in the 70th minute of play forced SC Rinchoa's goalkeeper André Moreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Nuno Borba came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the S. L. Monte Córdova 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 Nuno Borba couldn't finish the play. Pedro Amaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. André Moreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SC Rinchoa's André Moreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Amaro in the 75th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in SC Rinchoa's zone, Pedro Amaro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Moreira came out of the goal and Pedro Amaro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 82 minutes into the match, S. L. Monte Córdova's Nuno Borba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that André Moreira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pedro Amaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Moreira having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, S. L. Monte Córdova's Nuno Borba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that André Moreira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Hermenegildo Lousada's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquim Costa was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Armando Matos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Moreira having to interfere. Despite being the better team, S. L. Monte Córdova failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.