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Estádio do Cubil
Spectators: 6701 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 20) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Germano Vieira started the match with the kick off. Rodrigo Pires fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alcino Meira having to interfere. Daniel Maltez kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Germano Vieira managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Rinchoa's supporters rose to their feet, but Germano Vieira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juliano Brochado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 15 minutes of play, SC Rinchoa's Marcelo Lucena made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juliano Brochado was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rúben Valentim during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Grela FC booed when SC Rinchoa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rúben Valentim didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rodrigo Pires fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alcino Meira having to interfere. Alcino Meira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodrigo Pires in the 20th minute. Marcelo Lucena might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Juliano Brochado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcelo Lucena ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 33rd minute, Xavier Ribeiro 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. In the 37th minute Germano Vieira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juliano Brochado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, SC Rinchoa's goal looked a bit too open when Xavier Ribeiro came free, but Alcino Meira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Germano Vieira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Xavier Ribeiro to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Germano Vieira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juliano Brochado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Germano Vieira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alcino Meira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Pires, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alcino Meira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Pires, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelo Lucena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Germano Vieira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juliano Brochado was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. In the 69th minute, Rúben Valentim ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juliano Brochado was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 78 minutes into the match, Grela FC's goalkeeper Juliano Brochado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcelo Lucena. SC Rinchoa's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Inácio Madruga in the 80th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Grela FC's goalie and right to Edgar Gonçalves. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Grela FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Grela FC's Juliano Brochado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Grela FC from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the SC Rinchoa defense, Rodrigo Pires kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alcino Meira. The SC Rinchoa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alcino Meira should have stopped the shot. A collision led to SC Rinchoa getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Cássio Leiria hit a great ball.