Braganca
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fernando Martins started the match with the kick off. When Miguel Viana came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Braganca 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 Miguel Viana couldn't finish the play. Fernando Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Lourenço Mota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodrigo Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Palhacana FC's Fernando Martins in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Braganca's goalie prevented a goal. Braganca's Lourenço Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Martins in the 12th minute of play. Fernando Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 16 minutes into the match, Palhacana FC's goalkeeper Nuno Machado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Inácio Dias. Fernando Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lourenço Mota didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rodrigo Abreu went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Inácio Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 33 minutes, Rodrigo Abreu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palhacana FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rodrigo Abreu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Filipe Sousa hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Paulo Pacheco hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Lucas Rodrigues took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 48th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nuno Machado. Palhacana FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After the first half Palhacana FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Cruz in the 52nd minute of play forced Palhacana FC's goalkeeper Nuno Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Braganca's Inácio Dias sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nuno Machado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nuno Machado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Inácio Dias went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Palhacana FC's zone, Nuno Cruz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nuno Machado came out of the goal and Nuno Cruz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Cruz in the 63rd minute of play forced Palhacana FC's goalkeeper Nuno Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 66 minutes on the clock, Lucas Rodrigues commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 65th minute, one of Braganca:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Braganca. Braganca:s Lourenço Mota showed great skill when he stopped José Sá:s penalty. Inácio Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nuno Machado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Lisboa in the 71st minute of the match. Alexandre Lisboa took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nuno Machado. Nuno Machado dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Inácio Dias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Machado having to interfere. António Fonseca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Machado having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miguel Viana during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Braganca's Miguel Viana got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Lourenço Mota made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodrigo Abreu in the 84th minute. The supporters of Palhacana FC booed when Braganca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Viana didn't get a good kick on the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Braganca's Inácio Dias sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nuno Machado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 88 minutes, Amílcar Borges managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Braganca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amílcar Borges was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Palhacana FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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