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Spectators: 7229 (Terracing: 5423, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when David Santiago made the kick off which started today's match. 10 minutes into the match, Zesarram's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandre Dantas came free, but Serafim Vital reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Santiago in the 15th minute of play forced Zesarram's goalkeeper Serafim Vital to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Zesarram's Aquilino Ferreira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hermes Silva narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Rui Zarco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patrício França kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Aquilino Ferreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermes Silva having to interfere. When Zesarram's Aquilino Ferreira in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sever 's goalie prevented a goal. Serafim Vital showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Santiago in the 33rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Aquilino Ferreira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hermes Silva was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aquilino Ferreira in the 41st minute of play forced Sever 's goalkeeper Hermes Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rui Zarco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermes Silva having to interfere. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aquilino Ferreira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, João Vilhena was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zesarram's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sever the free kick. After 55 played minutes Zesarram got a freekick which was hit by João Vilhena. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Santiago in the 59th minute of play forced Zesarram's goalkeeper Serafim Vital to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Sever 's Daniel Valadão got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Rui Zarco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hermes Silva read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. A collision led to Zesarram getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Rui Zarco hit a great ball. Hermes Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Severiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sever 's Daniel Valadão took a good shot, in the 77th minute, which hit the crossbar above Serafim Vital's head, and flew over the goal. Zesarram's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Sever . David Santiago's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Serafim Vital read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. When Alexandre Dantas came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Sever 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 Alexandre Dantas couldn't finish the play. If David Santiago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jesualdo Guerreiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serafim Vital having to interfere. Hermes Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Quintino Arruda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 94 minutes, Alexandre Dantas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sever 's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexandre Dantas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.