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Estadio Barreiro
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Claudemiro Campos got the match started through his kick off. Diogo Pinhal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Jorge Moutinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 4 played minutes SC Barreiro got a freekick which was hit by Nivaldo Graça. In a very dangerous position, a player in SC Barreiro fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 13th minute. Penalty! In the 16th minute there was a penalty for SC Reca. Octávio Ferraz stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jorge Moutinho. 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nivaldo Graça got free with Cristiano Vargas in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 27 minutes into the match, SC Barreiro's goal looked a bit too open when Hamilton Quental came free, but Jorge Moutinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Diogo Pinhal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jorge Moutinho. SC Barreiro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Diogo Pinhal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Jorge Moutinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamilton Quental, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nivaldo Graça in the 36th minute of play forced SC Reca's goalkeeper Cristiano Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristiano Vargas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jordão Candal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jordão Candal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Cristiano Vargas made a huge save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Diogo Pinhal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Diogo Pinhal fell near the penalty area in the 50th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Reca's protests and gave Diogo Pinhal a yellow card for diving instead. After 51 played minutes SC Reca got a freekick which was hit by Diogo Pinhal. Diogo Pinhal hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. 60 minutes into the match, SC Barreiro's goalkeeper Jorge Moutinho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hamilton Quental. Jordão Candal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Vargas having to interfere. If Jorge Poças had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute, Jordão Candal 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. In the 68th minute, Hamilton Quental hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jordão Candal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristiano Vargas having to make a save. Rui Guarda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Vargas having to interfere. Hamilton Quental fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Moutinho having to interfere. When Hamilton Quental came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the SC Reca 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 Hamilton Quental couldn't finish the play. When Kevin Montenegro fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Reca's protests and gave Kevin Montenegro a yellow card for diving instead. After 85 played minutes SC Reca got a freekick which was hit by Kevin Montenegro. If Hamilton Quental had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Reca's goalkeeper Cristiano Vargas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SC Reca eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.