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Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Baraja Española FC's Baltasar Artaldo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the match, Benjamin de Lara notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Baraja Española FC's Eustaquio Javiar. Eustaquio Javiar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Zigmantas Gimbutas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eustaquio Javiar was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Zigmantas Gimbutas spun around in front of the goal 9 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Baraja Española FC's goal. 10 minutes into the game, Baltasar Artaldo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Laçın Cumayev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the SC Braga defense, Faustino Tono kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Laçın Cumayev. The SC Braga fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Laçın Cumayev should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Baraja Española FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Faustino Tono hit a great ball. Ovidio Benavides made in the 26th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Baltasar Artaldo. If Mauricio Galtero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eustaquio Javiar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 33rd minute of the match. Alberto Malheiro kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 37th minute Zigmantas Gimbutas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustaquio Javiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute, Baltasar Artaldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 41st minute of play forced Baraja Española FC's goalkeeper Eustaquio Javiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benjamin de Lara made a great header on SC Braga's corner, it was just that Baraja Española FC's Eustaquio Javiar managed to reach the ball for a save. When Zigmantas Gimbutas came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the SC Braga 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 Zigmantas Gimbutas couldn't finish the play. When SC Braga's Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Baraja Española FC's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, SC Braga's Lu Xun Lei got a free kick in the 46th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zigmantas Gimbutas was the one to do the kick off. Eustaquio Javiar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zigmantas Gimbutas got free with Eustaquio Javiar in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 56th minute, Zigmantas Gimbutas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eustaquio Javiar was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Faustino Tono took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Laçın Cumayev. Laçın Cumayev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. In the 69th match minute, Baraja Española FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natalio Raymon to maneuver through the defense. SC Braga made a substitution. Stig-Åke Mattsson replaced Zigmantas Gimbutas. The supporters of SC Braga booed when Baraja Española FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Natalio Raymon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Baraja Española FC's Jeremias Lopez was substituted for Baltasar Artaldo. In the 77th minute, one of Baraja Española FC: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 Baraja Española FC. After a long run with the ball, Jon-Egil Sætre did a trick in the 78th minute in front of Baraja Española FC's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 3-3. An impressive performance by SC Braga's Jon-Egil Sætre! SC Braga's Stig-Åke Mattsson got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alberto Malheiro kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. The supporters of SC Braga booed when Baraja Española FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. 龙杰国 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eustaquio Javiar made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Jon-Egil Sætre sent off a good shot on target. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Braga's goalkeeper Laçın Cumayev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 95 minutes in the game Ovidio Benavides did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Jeremias Lopez. SC Braga's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.