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Estadio Alcobaca
Spectators: 7251 (Terracing: 5440, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ivo Amaro got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 4 minutes, Ivo Amaro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tugas ao Ataque's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ivo Amaro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sálvio Gusmão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Sales, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. If Ivo Amaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 12 minutes into the match, Joaquim Sales notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Ambiente Vitória SC's Sálvio Gusmão. Sálvio Gusmão was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 15 minutes, Joaquim Sales mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tugas ao Ataque and the Ambiente Vitória SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Ambiente Vitória SC booed when Tugas ao Ataque was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joaquim Sales didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpected shot in the 17th minute by Lourenço Barata got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Sales in the 27th minute of play forced Ambiente Vitória SC's goalkeeper Sálvio Gusmão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ambiente Vitória SC's goalkeeper Sálvio Gusmão, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lourenço Barata's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 31stth minute, Laurentino Garcez skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 34 minutes into the game, Joaquim Sales cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Sálvio Gusmão was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Eurico Frois fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laurentino Garcez having to interfere. Joaquim Sales sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute Ivo Amaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sálvio Gusmão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zeferino Azevedo kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Sálvio Gusmão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Sales in the 45th minute of the match. After 47 minutes of play, Tugas ao Ataque's Ivo Amaro made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sálvio Gusmão was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lourenço Barata made a kick off. Adriano Mourinho hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. After 56 played minutes Ivo Amaro rounded Ambiente Vitória SC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-4. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lourenço Barata in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Laurentino Garcez saved Tugas ao Ataque from getting behind. In the 64th minute, Tugas ao Ataque's Reinaldo Bragança seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Reinaldo Bragança the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Tugas ao Ataque protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Reinaldo Bragança had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 63 minutes into the game, one of Tugas ao Ataque:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Edgar Matias hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. When Telmo Lameiras fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tugas ao Ataque's protests and gave Telmo Lameiras a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Ambiente Vitória SC booed when Tugas ao Ataque was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Telmo Lameiras didn't get a good kick on the ball. 72 minutes into the match, Tugas ao Ataque's goal looked a bit too open when Eurico Frois came free, but Laurentino Garcez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, Tugas ao Ataque was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by António Velasques to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Ambiente Vitória SC's zone, Joaquim Sales stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sálvio Gusmão came out of the goal and Joaquim Sales tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tugas ao Ataque's attack was well implemented in the 83rd minute, but when Joaquim Sales was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Joaquim Sales fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sálvio Gusmão having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Adriano Mourinho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tugas ao Ataque's supporters rose to their feet, but Adriano Mourinho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sálvio Gusmão breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 88th minute, Ambiente Vitória SC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Joaquim Sales fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When Lourenço Barata came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Ambiente Vitória SC 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 Lourenço Barata couldn't finish the play. Laurentino Garcez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lourenço Barata, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.