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Arneiros
Spectators: 6660 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) António Maia's late challenge caught a SC Arneiros's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. António Maia helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of SC Arneiros booed when Pedraca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. António Maia didn't get a good kick on the ball. 5 minutes into the game, Celso Amaral was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pedraca's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Arneiros the free kick. After a rather tough play, Pedraca's Celso Amaral got a free kick in the 5th minute. A hard shot by Pedro Coelho from long distance, 9 minutes into the match, got Caetano Diegues's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Celso Amaral was shown his second yellow card after 9 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Caetano Diegues made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís Viegas in the 11th minute. Gentil Coutinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Amílcar Lima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 13 played minutes SC Arneiros got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Moura. The Pedraca fans' excitement grew in the 15th match minute when Pedraca's Gentil Coutinho looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Gentil Coutinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Amílcar Lima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Artur Campos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 21 minutes into the match, Pedraca's Gentil Coutinho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amílcar Lima narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to SC Arneiros getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Artur Campos hit a great ball. Lúcio Garcia kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Isac Prada, 24 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 30 minutes into the match, SC Arneiros's goal looked a bit too open when Gentil Coutinho came free, but Amílcar Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amílcar Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aparício Meireles in the 30th minute of the match. When Pedraca's Gentil Coutinho in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Arneiros's goalie prevented a goal. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pedraca's goalkeeper Caetano Diegues, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gentil Coutinho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Disappointed in the 0-2 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 Carlos Silva to make the kick off. In the 54th match minute, Pedraca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gil Calheiros to maneuver through the defense. Gentil Coutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Pedraca's Aparício Meireles got a free kick in the 60th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gentil Coutinho got free with Amílcar Lima in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Domingos Saraiva kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, SC Arneiros's Pedro Coelho tried to score from far away in the 68th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 71 played minutes Pedraca's Gentil Coutinho stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Amílcar Lima stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing SC Arneiros of the goal. In the 74th minute, Aparício Meireles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Gentil Coutinho came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Pedraca 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 Gentil Coutinho couldn't finish the play. Amílcar Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aparício Meireles in the 78th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, SC Arneiros's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Gentil Coutinho fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Pedraca's Aparício Meireles got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gentil Coutinho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Amílcar Lima read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. Caetano Diegues made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Viegas in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the game, Aparício Meireles was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pedraca's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Arneiros the free kick. The supporters of SC Arneiros booed when Pedraca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aparício Meireles didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Gentil Coutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedraca's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.