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Rale
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Diogo Cabral kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, SC Rale's Diogo Cabral got a free kick in the 4th minute. Diogo Cabral recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 13 minutes into the match, Diogo Cabral dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jorge Damásio, 1-0. When Artur Dantas fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Rale's protests and gave Artur Dantas a yellow card for diving instead. In the 18th minute Juliano Alcântara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristiano Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juliano Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Jaime Carvalho managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Rale's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaime Carvalho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorge Damásio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. SC Rale's Diogo Cabral got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 36 minutes into the match, Graciano Pinho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristiano Macedo. SC Rale's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Graciano Pinho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Diogo Cabral struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Jorge Damásio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Rale. In the 45th minute Diogo Cabral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Damásio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Graciano Pinho made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Artur Dantas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Damásio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, perosinho city's Juliano Alcântara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristiano Macedo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Eusébio Gonçalves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jorge Damásio was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Graciano Pinho took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Cristiano Macedo to make any attempt to save it. Diogo Cabral blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jorge Damásio having to make a save. In the 67th minute, Eusébio Gonçalves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SC Rale's Eusébio Gonçalves got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With an all-out effort, perosinho city's Cristiano Macedo threw himself towards the right post 79 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Graciano Pinho, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Jorge Damásio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diogo Cabral in the 80th minute of the match. Eusébio Gonçalves's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jorge Damásio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Diogo Cabral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Eusébio Gonçalves managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Rale's supporters rose to their feet, but Eusébio Gonçalves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorge Damásio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jorge Damásio came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Rale's Diogo Cabral. But to his dismay, Diogo Cabral quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. When SC Rale's Eusébio Gonçalves in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye perosinho city's goalie prevented a goal. SC Rale were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.