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Estadio Linhaceira
Spectators: 6663 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) Cumeada's Sebastião Dantas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Linhaceira FC's Nicolas Raminhos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Raminhos in the 9th minute of play forced Cumeada's goalkeeper Álvaro Campos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee gave Linhaceira FC a penalty, 12 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Domingos Freitas, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Cumeada's Álvaro Campos. 2-0. After 15 minutes of play, Cumeada's Sebastião Dantas made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Celso Prates was left in no man's land by his defense there! A hard shot 21 in the game by Micael Tristão from a close distance when the talented Álvaro Campos managed to make a qualified save. Cumeada's players were relieved. The Cumeada fans' excitement grew in the 22nd match minute when Cumeada's Sebastião Dantas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Celso Prates showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastião Dantas in the 34th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Linhaceira FC's zone, Paulo Maia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Celso Prates came out of the goal and Paulo Maia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sebastião Dantas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Celso Prates tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Álvaro Campos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Raminhos in the 40th minute of play. When Micael Tristão came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Linhaceira 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 Micael Tristão couldn't finish the play. After having played for 45 minutes, Micael Tristão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Linhaceira FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Micael Tristão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nicolas Raminhos made a kick off. Álvaro Campos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Micael Tristão went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. A collision led to Linhaceira FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Serafim Gaspar hit a great ball. Sebastião Dantas was extremely unlucky when he, in the 57th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Abel Coelho shot from long distance in the 58th minute, but Celso Prates was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. A collision led to Linhaceira FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Domingos Freitas hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Linhaceira FC's zone, Simão Branco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Celso Prates came out of the goal and Simão Branco 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 Cumeada's zone, Micael Tristão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Álvaro Campos came out of the goal and Micael Tristão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abel Coelho hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Francisco Cruz kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sebastião Dantas in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Celso Prates prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Micael Tristão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Campos having to interfere. When Paulo Maia came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Cumeada 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 Paulo Maia couldn't finish the play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.