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Estadio Falgueiras
Spectators: 6675 (Terracing: 5002, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tony Arce made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Racing Vilameanense getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Rui Poças hit a great ball. Osvaldo Alcântara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rui Ferreira in the 9th minute. Jan-Joost Justus hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 21st minute by Ali Kaan Yıldızhan got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. A hard shot by André Araújo from long distance, 26 minutes into the match, got Osvaldo Alcântara's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Arce in the 28th minute of play forced Racing Vilameanense's goalkeeper Osvaldo Alcântara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Falgueiras FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Henrique Resende hit a great ball. 40 minutes into the match, Racing Vilameanense's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Kaan Yıldızhan came free, but Osvaldo Alcântara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tony Arce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Osvaldo Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Rui Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Caetano Patrício to strike the kick off in the second half. Osvaldo Alcântara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tony Arce's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luís Fernandes during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Luís Fernandes kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Eduardo Trindade could shoot a difficult shot in the 56th minute, which Diamantino Dias however easily saved by the left post. Rui Ferreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Osvaldo Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Frederico Vaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ali Kaan Yıldızhan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Rui Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Osvaldo Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Kaan Yıldızhan in the 70th minute of play. Osvaldo Alcântara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tony Arce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Rui Ferreira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Falgueiras FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rui Ferreira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Osvaldo Alcântara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 82nd minute, Eduardo Trindade ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Diamantino Dias was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. 89 minutes into the match, Racing Vilameanense's goal looked a bit too open when Tony Arce came free, but Osvaldo Alcântara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan-Joost Justus charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jan-Joost Justus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rui Ferreira might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Osvaldo Alcântara. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rui Ferreira ran back to his position shaking his head. The Falgueiras FC manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Racing Vilameanense to win.