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Saboga
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Franklin de Mendonça struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Lino Tepedino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Saboga. Natanael Proença took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agostinho Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute Agostinho Macedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natanael Proença saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Saboga's zone, Dadá Félix stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Natanael Proença came out of the goal and Dadá Félix tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 22 minutes of play, Saboga's Silvinho Matos made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lino Tepedino was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Franklin de Mendonça in the 27th minute of play forced Nato FC's goalkeeper Lino Tepedino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Natanael Proença showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agostinho Macedo in the 28th minute of the match. Dida Barral's late challenge caught a Nato FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dida Barral helped the player get up and apologised. Dida Barral kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Natanael Proença showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dadá Félix, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Silvinho Matos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lino Tepedino having to interfere. Lino Tepedino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franklin de Mendonça in the 37th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Nato FC's goal looked a bit too open when Franklin de Mendonça came free, but Lino Tepedino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Franklin de Mendonça in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lino Tepedino saved Nato FC from getting behind. Lino Tepedino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franklin de Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Agostinho Macedo to strike the kick off in the second half. Augusto Torres's late challenge caught a Nato FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Augusto Torres helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franklin de Mendonça in the 57th minute of play forced Nato FC's goalkeeper Lino Tepedino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvinho Matos struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Lino Tepedino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Saboga. The crowd rose to their feet as Nato FC's Dadá Félix slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Natanael Proença. That made the score 2-1 after 69 minutes of play. In the 89th minute Franklin de Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lino Tepedino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lino Tepedino stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Silvinho Matos's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Silvinho Matos in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lino Tepedino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Franklin de Mendonça struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Lino Tepedino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Saboga. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Saboga fans cheered their team off the field, for while Nato FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.