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Trigueiros de Aragão
Spectators: 7845 (Terracing: 5885, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomé Pinheiro got the match started through his kick off. Tomé Pinheiro scored 1-0 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of António Anjos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee felt a red card was in order, 10 minutes into the game, when Nicolas Rijo put in a rough tackle. In the 10th minute, one of DESPORTIVO DE ALCAINS:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for DESPORTIVO DE ALCAINS. DESPORTIVO DE ALCAINS:s António Guerreiro showed great skill when he stopped João Lisboa:s penalty. Estevão Amaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. António Anjos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Estevão Amaro in the 18th minute of play. Jaime Rodrigues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. António Anjos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Palhal FC's Alexandre Correia got a free kick in the 20th minute. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Palhal FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Russ Lodge was slow to take the kick. During this time DESPORTIVO DE ALCAINS's players had a chance to rest. DESPORTIVO DE ALCAINS's Russ Lodge was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but António Anjos in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The supporters of Palhal FC booed when DESPORTIVO DE ALCAINS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leandro Caeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Palhal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aureliusz Gonsiewski came free, but António Anjos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Estevão Amaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Anjos having to interfere. When Joaquim Castro, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 33 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The António Guerreiro was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Palhal FC's João Lisboa got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute, Russ Lodge sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Palhal FC's António Anjos didn't even have to move. António Guerreiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joaquim Castro's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Russ Lodge's late challenge caught a Palhal FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Russ Lodge helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Palhal FC booed when DESPORTIVO DE ALCAINS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Russ Lodge didn't get a good kick on the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 54th minute, Joaquim Castro 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. When Joaquim Castro came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Palhal FC 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 Joaquim Castro couldn't finish the play. The throw-in from Tomás Santarém in the 60th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by DESPORTIVO DE ALCAINS's Russ Lodge. 60 minutes into the game, Russ Lodge cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. António Anjos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jaime Rodrigues during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 66 played minutes DESPORTIVO DE ALCAINS got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Rodrigues. When DESPORTIVO DE ALCAINS's Aureliusz Gonsiewski in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Palhal FC's goalie prevented a goal. DESPORTIVO DE ALCAINS's Estevão Amaro got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 71st minute, Joaquim Castro 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. Estevão Amaro struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. António Anjos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for DESPORTIVO DE ALCAINS. Aureliusz Gonsiewski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Estevão Amaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aureliusz Gonsiewski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but António Anjos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. António Anjos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Russ Lodge, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Joaquim Castro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but António Guerreiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. The supporters of Palhal FC booed when DESPORTIVO DE ALCAINS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Estevão Amaro didn't get a good kick on the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. DESPORTIVO DE ALCAINS fully deserved thier win.