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Estadio Prestimo
Spectators: 6731 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mateus Leme started the match with the kick off. Abílio Pacheco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Máximo Rebelo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Unidos de Arcena getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Enzo Baldaia hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Abílio Pacheco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fábio Teixeira was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Humberto Dantas's late challenge caught a Unidos de Arcena's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Humberto Dantas helped the player get up and apologised. Caio Portugal placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! 24 minutes into the match, Unidos de Arcena's Horácio Borges sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Moutinho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Horácio Borges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Unidos de Arcena booed when S-MAX was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sabino Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Horácio Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Horácio Borges's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute, Pedro Moutinho skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Abílio Pacheco made the kick off in the second half. Abílio Pacheco struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Fábio Teixeira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for S-MAX. With an all-out effort, S-MAX's Fábio Teixeira threw himself towards the right post 64 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Abílio Pacheco, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateus Leme in the 71st minute of play forced S-MAX's goalkeeper Pedro Moutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the game, Dário Quirino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. S-MAX's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Unidos de Arcena the free kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Veríssimo Domingos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Unidos de Arcena's supporters rose to their feet, but Veríssimo Domingos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Moutinho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Unidos de Arcena booed when S-MAX was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dário Quirino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Caio Portugal, 79 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. If Horácio Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Máximo Rebelo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fábio Teixeira having to interfere. Máximo Rebelo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fábio Teixeira having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Unidos de Arcena fans cheered their team off the field, for while S-MAX had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.