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West Drayton
Spectators: 7600 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Toni Amado got the match started through his kick off. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Ubaldo Galão sped through West Drayton FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marílio Pepetela. The supporters of Carrapichel Angolano booed when West Drayton FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rolando Malheiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute, Manuel Flores 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ubaldo Galão in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marílio Pepetela prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 22nd minute, Carrapichel Angolano's Emílio Odemira seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Emílio Odemira the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Carrapichel Angolano protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Emílio Odemira had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 21st minute, one of Carrapichel Angolano: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 Carrapichel Angolano. Tiago Ericeira went to the wrong direction when Toni Amado was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Marílio Pepetela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ubaldo Galão in the 28th minute of the match. Tiago Ericeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toni Amado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ubaldo Galão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Alda Sampaio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ubaldo Galão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Marílio Pepetela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carrapichel Angolano's Tiago Ericeira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Carrapichel Angolano from getting a goal against them. In the 42nd match minute, Carrapichel Angolano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teta Duarte to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

After a rather tough play, West Drayton FC's Rolando Correia got a free kick in the 51st minute. After 52 played minutes West Drayton FC got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Mantorras. In the 59th minute, Lourenço Polido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maurício Mendes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marílio Pepetela read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Paulo Mantorras hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Manuel Flores fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marílio Pepetela having to interfere. Tiago Ericeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Amado in the 68th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manuel Flores got free with Marílio Pepetela in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marílio Pepetela made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ubaldo Galão in the 71st minute. Alda Sampaio struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Tiago Ericeira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for West Drayton FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Amado in the 77th minute of play forced Carrapichel Angolano's goalkeeper Tiago Ericeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, West Drayton FC's Lourenço Polido seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Lourenço Polido the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of West Drayton FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Lourenço Polido had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 79 minutes into the game, one of West Drayton FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. A collision led to Carrapichel Angolano getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Pedro Vasques hit a great ball. When Ubaldo Galão fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Carrapichel Angolano's protests and gave Ubaldo Galão a yellow card for diving instead. In the 88th match minute, Carrapichel Angolano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ubaldo Galão to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Alda Sampaio managed to get in a good position for a shot. West Drayton FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alda Sampaio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tiago Ericeira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rolando Correia hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute, Maurício Mendes 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.