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Igreja
Spectators: 7945 (Terracing: 5962, Seating: 1825, VIP seats: 158) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Óscar Quintela got the match started through his kick off. Homero Caires hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. With a little luck, keep Strong's Ashley Cordingley got control of the ball when Sandro Paredes tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Óscar Quintela's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aquilino Seixas was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Aquilino Seixas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Óscar Quintela, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 16th minute, Afonso Lage reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ashley Cordingley. The goal made the score 1-0. After 18 minutes, Sandro Paredes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Esmoriz and the keep Strong players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sandro Paredes hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 20th minute, Juvenal Colaço hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Óscar Quintela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st 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 Óscar Quintela in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aquilino Seixas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Óscar Quintela put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Aquilino Seixas. 45 minutes into the match, Óscar Quintela had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aquilino Seixas. Esmoriz's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Óscar Quintela was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

Valdemar Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Óscar Quintela came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the keep Strong 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 Óscar Quintela couldn't finish the play. 63 minutes into the match Óscar Quintela climbed in front of goal and pressed up 1-4 in the right cross behind a totally surprised Aquilino Seixas. In the 71st minute, Afonso Lage 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. Aquilino Seixas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Óscar Quintela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Óscar Quintela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aquilino Seixas having to interfere. Aquilino Seixas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Óscar Quintela's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 1-5 when Óscar Quintela sped through Esmoriz's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aquilino Seixas. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Óscar Quintela managed to get in a good position for a shot. keep Strong's supporters rose to their feet, but Óscar Quintela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aquilino Seixas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Esmoriz getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Filipe Furtado hit a great ball. Aquilino Seixas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Óscar Quintela, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Óscar Quintela in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aquilino Seixas saved Esmoriz from getting behind. Aquilino Seixas acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 96th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Ricardo Caldeira. keep Strong played a much better game than Esmoriz and deserved their victory. The Esmoriz players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.