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Estadio da Confraria
Spectators: 7130 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fabrício Fontoura made the kick off which started today's match. Palmiro Paixão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Norberto Falcão hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Jorge Moniz kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Gervásio Vilas Boas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Guedes, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. A collision led to Confraria Tocha getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Jorge Moniz hit a great ball. Gervásio Vilas Boas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Neves, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. If Aníbal Pitta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, sportingcp's Filipe Esteves got a free kick in the 20th minute. After having played for 24 minutes, Alfredo Neves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. sportingcp's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfredo Neves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alfredo Neves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Gervásio Vilas Boas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Confraria Tocha getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Diamantino Valentim hit a great ball. Armando Gentil in the 31stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of José Esteves, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aníbal Pitta in the 33rd minute of play forced Confraria Tocha's goalkeeper Gervásio Vilas Boas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gervásio Vilas Boas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aníbal Pitta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Humberto Freitas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gervásio Vilas Boas. Confraria Tocha's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jorge Moniz's late challenge caught a sportingcp's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jorge Moniz helped the player get up and apologised. If Aníbal Pitta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aníbal Pitta made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, sportingcp's goal looked a bit too open when Fabrício Fontoura came free, but José Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of sportingcp booed when Confraria Tocha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Palmiro Paixão didn't get a good kick on the ball. 55 minutes into the game, Angelo Guedes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gervásio Vilas Boas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Palmiro Paixão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gervásio Vilas Boas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aníbal Pitta in the 70th minute. Gervásio Vilas Boas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aníbal Pitta in the 72nd minute. In the 75th minute, Armando Gentil 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. José Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Gentil, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. sportingcp's Angelo Guedes got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. During the 80th minute of the match Jorge Moniz completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Jorge Moniz a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Angelo Guedes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Aníbal Pitta came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the sportingcp 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 Aníbal Pitta couldn't finish the play. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Confraria Tocha's goalkeeper Gervásio Vilas Boas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Confraria Tocha's zone, Angelo Guedes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gervásio Vilas Boas came out of the goal and Angelo Guedes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.