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Nogueiras
Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. David Morais started the match with the kick off. Vítor Ribeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Vítor Ribeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonel Silveira in the 7th minute of the match. In the 8thth minute of the game Leonel Silveira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but M.Z. Porto's Vítor Ribeiro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Rodrigo Freire came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Apex Legends 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 Rodrigo Freire couldn't finish the play. Marcos Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonel Silveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Vítor Ribeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leonel Silveira in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vítor Ribeiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 26th match minute, Apex Legends was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrigo Freire to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, M.Z. Porto's Eusébio Figueiredo got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 33rd minute, Rodrigo Freire 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. Maxim Medvedovskiy's late challenge caught a Apex Legends's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maxim Medvedovskiy helped the player get up and apologised. Maxim Medvedovskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 36th minute, Leonel Silveira made a precise shot to the right of Vítor Ribeiro. M.Z. Porto's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Leonel Silveira struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Vítor Ribeiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Apex Legends. Rodrigo Freire fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vítor Ribeiro having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 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 Leonel Silveira made a kick off. Apex Legends's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pedro Neves in the 54th minute. During the 55th minute of the match Maxim Medvedovskiy completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Maxim Medvedovskiy a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to M.Z. Porto getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Maxim Medvedovskiy hit a great ball. Fábio Salgado blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vítor Ribeiro having to make a save. Murilo Cardoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Morais in the 67th minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, M.Z. Porto's goal looked a bit too open when Leonel Silveira came free, but Vítor Ribeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Apex Legends's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pedro Neves in the 76th minute. The corner led to Apex Legends's Fábio Salgado getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Leonel Silveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Vítor Ribeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mário Ramos during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 82nd minute, one of M.Z. Porto:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for M.Z. Porto. With a little luck, M.Z. Porto's Vítor Ribeiro got control of the ball when Leonel Silveira tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Fábio Salgado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Apex Legends's supporters rose to their feet, but Fábio Salgado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vítor Ribeiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. M.Z. Porto were furious when Mário Ramos was red carded, 90 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 90th minute of the game. One of M.Z. Porto:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Apex Legends:s goal. Leonel Silveira placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Leonel Silveira took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vítor Ribeiro. Vítor Ribeiro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4.