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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) When Alexandre Poças came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Alexandrense 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 Alexandre Poças couldn't finish the play. Alexandre Fiúza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hermínio Martins didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rui Amaro went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Alex Rebocho hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Hermínio Martins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Fiúza in the 16th minute of the match. Hermínio Martins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Fiúza in the 17th minute of the match. After 19 played minutes Sporting CP got a freekick which was hit by Sebastião Santana. In the 26thth minute of the game Alexandre Fiúza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sporting CP's Hermínio Martins was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Alexandre Poças managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alexandrense's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexandre Poças was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hermínio Martins breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 32nd minute of the match Rui Amaro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hermínio Martins skillfully saved the ball. In the 34th match minute, Sporting CP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Pimentel to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute Alexandre Fiúza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermínio Martins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sporting CP's Aparício Padilha got a free kick in the 37th minute. Rui Amaro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hermínio Martins. Sporting CP's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some careless play in the Sporting CP defense, Rui Amaro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hermínio Martins. The Sporting CP fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hermínio Martins should have stopped the shot. After 44 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sporting CP! Sporting CP:s Hermínio Martins showed great skill when he stopped Rui Amaro:s penalty. In the 47th minute, Alexandre Fiúza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alexandrense fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Alexandrense's Alexandre Casado was substituted for Alexandre Moita. The Sporting CP players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Alexandrense were winning 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alexandre Fiúza made a kick off. Hermínio Martins was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alexandre Fiúza showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 55 minute of play. Rui Amaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Hermínio Martins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 61st minute, Carlos Pimentel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute, Carlos Pimentel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hermínio Martins was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Silvano Pestana capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Silvano Pestana really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. In the 66th minute, Rui Amaro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alexandrense fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. In the 68th minute, Alexandrense's Alexandre Fiúza dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-8. Rui Amaro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 71 minutes into the game, Alexandre Fiúza lined in a short shot 0-9 behind a frustrated Hermínio Martins. Virgílio Damásio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Alexandrino Amado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Sporting CP's Henrique Parente got a free kick in the 78th minute. Hermínio Martins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvano Pestana in the 82nd minute of the match. Alexandre Fiúza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hermínio Martins read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. In the last second Hermínio Martins throw himself and got hold of the ball when Alexandre Fiúza in the 85thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Alexandrense's Silvano Pestana got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Sporting CP fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Alexandrense were clearly better and deserved to take the win.