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Estadio Andrinos
Spectators: 6641 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Afonso Cardoso started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Ceissa booed when SC Andrinos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Augusto Paiva's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 10thth minute, Alexandre Cerqueira skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Augusto Paiva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Alexandre Cerqueira made a huge save. Vicente Aveiro kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, SC Andrinos's Armando Coelho broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Augusto Paiva managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Andrinos's supporters rose to their feet, but Augusto Paiva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexandre Cerqueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ceissa's Alexandre Cerqueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso Cardoso in the 21st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ceissa's zone, Augusto Paiva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexandre Cerqueira came out of the goal and Augusto Paiva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rui Leão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Quintela, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After having played for 40 minutes, Raul Quintela managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ceissa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raul Quintela was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Raul Quintela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandre Cerqueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afonso Cardoso in the 47th minute of the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Tomé Vilar made the kick off in the second half. Rui Leão was out of position in the 54 minute of play, and Tomé Vilar capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tomé Vilar really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. Raul Quintela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Leão having to interfere. Tomé Vilar spun around in front of the goal 60 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of SC Andrinos's goal. Rui Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomé Vilar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Augusto Paiva in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexandre Cerqueira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 72nd minute of the match Armando Coelho shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alexandre Cerqueira showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Alexandre Cerqueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Alexandre Cerqueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 79 minutes into the match, SC Andrinos's Afonso Cardoso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alexandre Cerqueira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Afonso Cardoso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Andrinos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Afonso Cardoso scored 2-1 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexandre Cerqueira, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Daniel Simões's late challenge caught a Ceissa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniel Simões helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to SC Andrinos getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Daniel Simões hit a great ball. SC Andrinos were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Ceissa for a fine match.