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Hartlepool
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Hartlepool's Flavio Godinho 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. If Rogério Tenória had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 6 minutes into the game, Rogério Tenória cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Nuno Russo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Flavio Godinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel De Matos having to interfere. 20 minutes into the game, Pedro Viegas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hartlepool's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kimpton the free kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albertino Fontão during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Kimpton booed when Hartlepool was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albertino Fontão didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rogério Tenória sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Custódio Freire charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Custódio Freire the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Hartlepool getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Custódio Freire hit a great ball. Nuno Russo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lopo Borges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Lopo Borges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Hartlepool's Ailton Da Costa got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 54th minute, Rogério De Matos 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. In the 60th minute, Flavio Godinho made a precise shot to the right of Miguel De Matos. Kimpton's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Flavio Godinho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hartlepool's supporters rose to their feet, but Flavio Godinho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Miguel De Matos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Camilo Caneças sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rogério Tenória sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rogério Tenória in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nuno Russo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Hartlepool getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Custódio Freire hit a great ball. In the 71st minute, Kimpton's Rogério Tenória dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. In the 73rd match minute, Kimpton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ailton Sá to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Lopo Borges put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Nuno Russo. Lopo Borges might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nuno Russo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lopo Borges ran back to his position shaking his head. Rogério Tenória sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nuno Russo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lopo Borges's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lopo Borges in the 89th minute of play forced Hartlepool's goalkeeper Nuno Russo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hartlepool's Nuno Russo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Hartlepool from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Camilo Caneças managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hartlepool's supporters rose to their feet, but Camilo Caneças was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Miguel De Matos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.