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Spectators: 8020 (Terracing: 6017, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tarcísio Santarém took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th minute, João Bettencourt 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. Homero Gago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filipe Valverde in the 9th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tarcísio Santarém in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Homero Gago saved PIQÕES FC from getting behind. A collision led to SC Agucadeira getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Jorge Coutinho hit a great ball. Teófilo Sabrosa scored 0-1 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matias Tinoco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Filipe Valverde sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd 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 Teófilo Sabrosa in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matias Tinoco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Matias Tinoco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lourenço Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 32nd minute Lourenço Pereira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matias Tinoco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dimas Taveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Homero Gago tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Avelino Castro during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Avelino Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. In the 42nd minute Tarcísio Santarém shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Homero Gago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 44 played minutes SC Agucadeira got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Trigueiro. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teófilo Sabrosa to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Teófilo Sabrosa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matias Tinoco was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Matias Tinoco had great luck who in the 54thth minute grab hold of the ball when Lourenço Pereira from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Homero Gago didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from João Bettencourt went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 68th minute Lourenço Pereira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matias Tinoco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th match minute, PIQÕES FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Ruas to maneuver through the defense. Homero Gago came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by SC Agucadeira's João Bettencourt. But to his dismay, João Bettencourt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Tomás Abrantes lost his temper 77 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to SC Agucadeira getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Tomás Abrantes hit a great ball. In the 80th match minute, PIQÕES FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rui Guarda to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by João Bettencourt during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. João Bettencourt hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teófilo Sabrosa got free with Matias Tinoco in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimas Taveira in the 86th minute of play forced PIQÕES FC's goalkeeper Homero Gago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Homero Gago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tarcísio Santarém, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matias Tinoco made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Teófilo Sabrosa sent off a good shot on target. In the 92nd minute João Bettencourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Homero Gago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd minute SC Agucadeira were awarded a corner. João Bettencourt went to the cornerflag to take it. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.