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Lagedo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gustavo Paiva started the match with the kick off. If Marco Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 8thth minute of the game Carlos Torres who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Montengrao FC's Angélico Mansilha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Lagedo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Normando Balsemão came free, but Silvano Graça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silvano Graça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Paiva in the 14th minute of play. The audience cheered when Rodrigo Diegues's long shot passed Silvano Graça's right side. It was 0-1, 18 minutes into the match. Marco Barros who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 22ndth minute tested the skills of Angélico Mansilha when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Lagedo FC's Rodrigo Morais got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 27th minute of the match Rodrigo Diegues shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Silvano Graça showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Gustavo Paiva came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Montengrao FC 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 Gustavo Paiva couldn't finish the play. After 32 minutes, Romão Calheiros mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lagedo FC and the Montengrao FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Romão Calheiros hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After 40 minutes, Emanuel Azevedo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lagedo FC and the Montengrao FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Montengrao FC booed when Lagedo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Azevedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Normando Balsemão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carlos Torres to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Marco Barros cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Angélico Mansilha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Eusébio Pessoa's late challenge caught a Lagedo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eusébio Pessoa helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Montengrao FC's Eusébio Pessoa got a free kick in the 58th minute. Angélico Mansilha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marco Barros went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. The referee felt a red card was in order, 66 minutes into the game, when Artur Gois put in a rough tackle. The referee gave Lagedo FC a penalty, 68 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Graciano Sacramento, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Montengrao FC's Angélico Mansilha. 3-1. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Montengrao FC's goalkeeper Angélico Mansilha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Normando Balsemão scored 3-2 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silvano Graça, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 76th match minute, Lagedo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrigo Morais to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Lagedo FC's Emanuel Azevedo got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 81st minute Carlos Torres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angélico Mansilha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Barros might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Angélico Mansilha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marco Barros ran back to his position shaking his head. If Carlos Torres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Montengrao FC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Eusébio Pessoa hit a great ball. Marco Barros got in the 96th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Angélico Mansilha handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar.