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Shotokan Arena
Spectators: 6660 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd minute, Shotokan Futebol Clube's Alex Bessa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Manuel Guimarães. Manuel Guimarães yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. After 5 minutes of play, FC Porto's Manuel Vilaça made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zeferino Severiano was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, FC Porto's Aristides Meira got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 14th minute, Alex Bessa 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. If Manuel Vilaça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Igor Toscano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Shotokan Futebol Clube defense, Manuel Vilaça kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zeferino Severiano. The Shotokan Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zeferino Severiano should have stopped the shot. Alex Bessa succeeded in the game's 28th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-2. Shotokan Futebol Clube's Zeferino Severiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Toscano in the 32nd minute of play. FC Porto's Manuel Guimarães proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save FC Porto from getting a goal against them. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Porto's goalkeeper Manuel Guimarães, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of FC Porto booed when Shotokan Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egídio Vilas Boas didn't get a good kick on the ball. 46 minutes into the match, FC Porto's Igor Toscano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zeferino Severiano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Shotokan Futebol Clube's Zeferino Severiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Vilaça in the 56th minute of play. Shotokan Futebol Clube's Alex Bessa got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alex Bessa struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Manuel Guimarães didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shotokan Futebol Clube. After having played for 63 minutes, Pedro Caldas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shotokan Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Caldas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zeferino Severiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Vilaça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 70 played minutes FC Porto got a freekick which was hit by Aristides Meira. Pedro Caldas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Manuel Guimarães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd minute Pedro Caldas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Guimarães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Guimarães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Bessa, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Aristides Meira kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Alex Bessa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Daniel Pegado charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniel Pegado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Daniel Pegado kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. FC Porto's Manuel Guimarães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Caldas in the 88th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Porto's Daniel Pegado got a free kick in the 90th minute. Adriano Prada missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 92 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Manuel Guimarães right hand side. FC Porto's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.