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Almendra
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jorge Pereira made the kick off which started today's match. Almendra FC's Angélico Bandeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Pereira in the 6th minute of play. Rui Leiria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reinaldo Pegado in the 9th minute of play. Jorge Pereira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angélico Bandeira having to interfere. Jorge Pereira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angélico Bandeira having to interfere. Artur Corte-Real kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Bajolo's Jorge Moutinho couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 25th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Almendra FC. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Laureano Paredes during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th match minute, Almendra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laureano Paredes to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Bajolo's Jorge Moutinho tried to score from far away in the 35th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Bajolo's Rui Leiria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinaldo Pegado in the 41st minute of play. Bruno Soares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Angélico Bandeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Reinaldo Pegado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Reinaldo Pegado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reginaldo Ferro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Rui Leiria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Reinaldo Pegado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute, Bruno Soares ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Angélico Bandeira was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Rui Leiria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reginaldo Ferro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Reginaldo Ferro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reginaldo Ferro in the 79th minute of play forced Bajolo's goalkeeper Rui Leiria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Almendra FC booed when Bajolo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernando Borba didn't get a good kick on the ball. Reinaldo Pegado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute, Reginaldo Ferro 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. Rui Leiria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reginaldo Ferro in the 91st minute of the match. In the 92ndth minute of the game Reinaldo Pegado who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bajolo's Rui Leiria was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Reinaldo Pegado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Leiria having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Reginaldo Ferro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rui Leiria was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Bajolo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.