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Estadio Terranho
Spectators: 6667 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Romão Caiado made the kick off which started today's match. Álvaro Garcia charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Álvaro Garcia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC Rivals getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Álvaro Garcia hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Antero Brochado kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lúcio Antunes. That made the score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Benfica de Pombal's Caetano Sacadura nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lúcio Antunes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. 23 minutes into the match, FC Rivals's Abel Nascimento sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zeferino Perdigão narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lúcio Antunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romão Caiado, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Jordão Santana hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. After having played for 33 minutes, Abel Nascimento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Rivals's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abel Nascimento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cristiano Coimbra struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Zeferino Perdigão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Rivals. Cristiano Coimbra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Cristiano Coimbra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Zeferino Perdigão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lúcio Antunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romão Caiado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Álvaro Garcia was shown his second yellow card after 65 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. 65 minutes into the game, one of FC Rivals:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. FC Rivals's Lúcio Antunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrício Valadares in the 74th minute of play. Ksawery Zaremba blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zeferino Perdigão having to make a save. Lúcio Antunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romão Caiado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lúcio Antunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caetano Sacadura, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Lúcio Antunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caetano Sacadura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ksawery Zaremba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zeferino Perdigão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Coimbra, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Benfica de Pombal's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.