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Covilha
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Amílcar Rodrigues got the match started through his kick off. 7 minutes into the game, Jack Billock was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Covilha's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SurfersParadise FC the free kick. After 7 played minutes SC Covilha got a freekick which was hit by Jack Billock. In the 10th match minute, SC Covilha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amílcar Rodrigues to maneuver through the defense. Fernando Salgueiro kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Bento Lousada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amílcar Rodrigues in the 24th minute of the match. 24 minutes into the game, Fernando Salgueiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SurfersParadise FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Covilha the free kick. If Alípio Silveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SC Covilha's António Martins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alípio Silveira in the 32nd minute of play. Bento Lousada stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amílcar Rodrigues's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. António Martins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alípio Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eduardo Sousa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bento Lousada having to make a save. 47 minutes into the match, SC Covilha's Amílcar Rodrigues sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bento Lousada narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

SC Covilha's Alexandre Dias was substituted for Américo Barbosa. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alípio Silveira to make the kick off. António Martins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alípio Silveira in the 53rd minute of the match. SC Covilha's António Martins proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save SC Covilha from getting a goal against them. Bento Lousada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Sousa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the match, SurfersParadise FC's goal looked a bit too open when Amílcar Rodrigues came free, but Bento Lousada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SC Covilha's António Martins proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save SC Covilha from getting a goal against them. After having played for 65 minutes, Amílcar Rodrigues managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Covilha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amílcar Rodrigues was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Durval Jesus was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 67th minute. SurfersParadise FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Gustavo Nascimento charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gustavo Nascimento the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 71st minute, Gustavo Nascimento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jack Billock received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Bento Lousada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eduardo Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Bento Lousada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Amílcar Rodrigues 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Durval Jesus got free with António Martins in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alexandre Dias hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Alípio Silveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Martins having to interfere. 89 minutes into the match, SC Covilha's goalkeeper António Martins had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustavo Nascimento. Eduardo Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Eduardo Sousa came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the SC Covilha 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 Eduardo Sousa couldn't finish the play. António Martins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alípio Silveira in the 97th minute of play. SC Covilha's António Martins proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 98th minute of the match, managed to save SC Covilha from getting a goal against them. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.