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Estadio Abraveia
Spectators: 6671 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 8) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gonçalo Paião started the match with the kick off. Gregório Sarmento's late challenge caught a SC Picadouro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gregório Sarmento helped the player get up and apologised. Igor Bragança made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodoro Soveral in the 7th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, SC Abraveia's goal looked a bit too open when Hermínio Soveral came free, but Igor Bragança reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomás Lustosa made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Gonçalo Ramos sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in SC Abraveia's zone, Hermínio Soveral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Igor Bragança came out of the goal and Hermínio Soveral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in SC Picadouro's zone, Gonçalo Paião stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomás Lustosa came out of the goal and Gonçalo Paião tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gonçalo Ramos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tomás Lustosa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. Gonçalo Paião received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Tomás Lustosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Hermínio Soveral made the kick off in the second half. Tomás Lustosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonçalo Ramos in the 54th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Gonçalo Paião notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of SC Picadouro's Tomás Lustosa. Tomás Lustosa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match clock showed 64 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Gonçalo Paião sped through SC Picadouro's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tomás Lustosa. In the 68th minute Gonçalo Ramos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Lustosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hermínio Soveral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Igor Bragança tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 71 played minutes SC Abraveia got a freekick which was hit by Egídio Viegas. If Hermínio Soveral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hermínio Soveral got the audience’s attention when, from a short distance, he fired away a great shot in the 79th minute of the game. The shot hit the left post and bounced out. In the 82nd minute, Gonçalo Paião got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 85 minutes into the match, SC Abraveia's goal looked a bit too open when Hermínio Soveral came free, but Igor Bragança reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Hermínio Soveral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hermínio Soveral got free with Igor Bragança in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. SC Abraveia were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of SC Picadouro for a fine match.