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Quim Barreiros Arena
Spectators: 8412 (Terracing: 6309, Seating: 1935, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Călin Dedu kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO's Evandro Tristão seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Evandro Tristão the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Evandro Tristão had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The audience was convinced that Jochen Hauschild's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Waldemar Dula was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. In the 10th minute Amadeu Leal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tarcísio Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner led NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO's José Moreira to fire away a dangerous shot which Tarcísio Andrade despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Waldemar Dula stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jochen Hauschild's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Sergo Herde received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Waldemar Dula tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tarcísio Andrade stood somewhat misplaced when John McDecland came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 26 minute. John McDecland might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tarcísio Andrade. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. John McDecland ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 32nd minute, Sergo Herde left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Coroada fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Tarcísio Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John McDecland in the 35th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, SC Coroada's goalkeeper Tarcísio Andrade had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Moreira. After a defensive mix-up in SC Coroada's zone, John McDecland stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tarcísio Andrade came out of the goal and John McDecland tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Moreira got free with Tarcísio Andrade in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Martin Aelenei was the one to do the kick off. Jochen Hauschilds short, quick shot in the 50thth minute got Waldemar Dula to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Tarcísio Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John McDecland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO's Amadeu Leal got a free kick in the 55th minute. SC Coroada's Jochen Hauschild got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stoil Lenov's late challenge caught a SC Coroada's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stoil Lenov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 59th match minute, NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stoil Lenov to maneuver through the defense. Jochen Hauschild recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sergo Herde hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. 64 minutes into the match, SC Coroada's goal looked a bit too open when John McDecland came free, but Tarcísio Andrade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO were awarded a corner in the 66th minute after SC Coroada's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. José Moreira took the corner. Waldemar Dula made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Aelenei in the 70th minute of play. Waldemar Dula stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Martin Aelenei's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Tarcísio Andrade stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of John McDecland's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. If Jochen Hauschild had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When John McDecland came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO 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 John McDecland couldn't finish the play. Jochen Hauschild came free with the goalkeeper in the 86th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Waldemar Dula could save by the left post. If Marcus Aurelius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jochen Hauschild sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th match minute, NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Moreira to maneuver through the defense. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.