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Avinjes
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bento Mota started the match with the kick off. When David Martins fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cabenco's protests and gave David Martins a yellow card for diving instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dércio Pedroso got free with Cristiano Moutinho in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dércio Pedroso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rui Ferro kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Jacinto Paião showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bento Mota, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 23 minutes into the match, Cabenco's goalkeeper Cristiano Moutinho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dércio Pedroso. Jacinto Paião came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Cabenco's Tomás Moura. But to his dismay, Tomás Moura quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Ricardo Azeredo kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. With a little luck, Cabenco's Cristiano Moutinho got control of the ball when Dércio Pedroso tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomás Moura during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd match minute, Cabenco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomás Moura to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Cabenco's Cristiano Moutinho got control of the ball when Dércio Pedroso tried to sneak it across the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dércio Pedroso to make the kick off. After 51 played minutes Cabenco got a freekick which was hit by Tomás Moura. João Pires took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 62nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jacinto Paião. Avinjes's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Bento Mota managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cabenco's supporters rose to their feet, but Bento Mota was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacinto Paião breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Avinjes booed when Cabenco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bento Mota didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexandre Magalhães during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Cabenco's Alexandre Magalhães got a free kick in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dércio Pedroso in the 68th minute of play forced Cabenco's goalkeeper Cristiano Moutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristiano Moutinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dércio Pedroso, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 78th minute Dércio Pedroso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Moutinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute Dércio Pedroso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Moutinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute, David Martins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st minute of the match João Pires shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jacinto Paião showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Dércio Pedroso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristiano Moutinho was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. Cabenco succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Avinjes had controlled the match.