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Ashby de la Zouch
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Evaristo Dikaté got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Sagrada Esperança booed when Scawsby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiago Matta didn't get a good kick on the ball. 6 minutes in the game, Tozé Varanda fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Edmundo De Matos having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Scawsby's Pedro Onas got a free kick in the 14th minute. Edmundo De Matos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tozé Varanda in the 14th minute of play. David Akwa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evaristo Dikaté, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. If Evaristo Regalado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 21st minute Evaristo Dikaté shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Akwa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Akwa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evaristo Dikaté, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Evaristo Regalado blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without David Akwa having to make a save. In the 26th match minute, Sagrada Esperança was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tozé Varanda to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute of the match, Tozé Varanda tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Edmundo De Matos saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Edmundo De Matos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tozé Varanda, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 37th minute, Evaristo Dikaté left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Scawsby fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 40 minutes into the match, Scawsby's goalkeeper Edmundo De Matos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ailton Montinho. After a rather tough play, Sagrada Esperança's Edmundo Odemira got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute of the match Tiago Matta sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but David Akwa skillfully saved the ball. After the first half Scawsby were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tozé Varanda was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Ailton Montinho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sagrada Esperança's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ailton Montinho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tozé Varanda hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Edmundo Odemira charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edmundo Odemira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 55th match minute, Sagrada Esperança was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmundo Odemira to maneuver through the defense. After 57 minutes, Nuno Zamora mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sagrada Esperança and the Scawsby players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Scawsby booed when Sagrada Esperança was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nuno Zamora didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tiago Matta's shot from long distance in the 57th minute was not bad at all, but Sagrada Esperança's David Akwa knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Evaristo Regalado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. David Akwa made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Evaristo Regalado sent off a good shot on target. Evaristo Regalado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Akwa having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tozé Varanda in the 74th minute of play forced Scawsby's goalkeeper Edmundo De Matos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Viveque Nascimento could shoot a difficult shot in the 80th minute, which David Akwa however easily saved by the left post. Evaristo Dikaté sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Evaristo Regalado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Scawsby's supporters rose to their feet, but Evaristo Regalado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Akwa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 95th minute, Tozé Varanda 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.