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Estadio Tabaco
Spectators: 6678 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when João Arruda took the kick off in the first half of the match. If João Arruda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Vaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Fernando Parente showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélder Valente, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 7 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goalkeeper Fernando Parente had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hélder Valente. Paulo Coelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Parente having to interfere. Bruno Campos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Abel Correia came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the FRANCIS FC 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 Abel Correia couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute, SC Braga's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Abel Correia fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Fernando Parente made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Campos in the 22nd minute of play. After 24 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SC Braga! Fernando Parente made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Abel Correia sent off a good shot on target. 29 minutes into the game, Romão Prestes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Braga's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FRANCIS FC the free kick. In the 29th minute, Romão Prestes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Paulo Coelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abel Correia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Fernando Parente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Paulo Coelho kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fernando Parente. That made the score 1-0 in the 35 minute of play. The supporters of FRANCIS FC booed when SC Braga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolas Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bruno Campos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to SC Braga getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Romão Prestes hit a great ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bruno Campos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fernando Parente didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paulo Coelho went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. A collision led to SC Braga getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Romão Prestes hit a great ball. António Amaro charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed António Amaro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FRANCIS FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. António Amaro hit a great ball. SC Braga's Almiro Pedroso got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in FRANCIS FC's zone, Nicolas Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daniel Vaz came out of the goal and Nicolas Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 68thth minute of the game Bruno Campos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Braga's Fernando Parente was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. SC Braga's Fernando Parente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Campos in the 70th minute of play. If Paulo Coelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicolas Costa hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. When FRANCIS FC's Bruno Campos in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Braga's goalie prevented a goal. Bruno Campos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fernando Parente having to make a save. SC Braga's Fernando Parente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Correia in the 86th minute of play. After having played for 89 minutes, Abel Correia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FRANCIS FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abel Correia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. SC Braga's Fernando Parente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Campos in the 91st minute of play. When Paulo Coelho came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the FRANCIS FC 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 Paulo Coelho couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the SC Braga defense, Paulo Coelho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fernando Parente. The SC Braga fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fernando Parente should have stopped the shot.