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pombas
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wlodzimierz Rakowski started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bento Valente during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pombas fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 8th minute. Penalty! 13 minutes into the match, Pombas's goal looked a bit too open when José Barata came free, but Jesse Stutz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexandre Guerreiro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Raul Mansilha having to make a save. Pombas's Jesse Stutz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Óscar Luz in the 19th minute of play. Diogo Fernandes hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. SC Monsanto's Frederico Gomes got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lisandro Portugal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Óscar Luz made the kick off in the second half. Wlodzimierz Rakowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Mansilha having to interfere. SC Monsanto's Raul Mansilha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Guerreiro in the 64th minute of play. Raul Mansilha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Guerreiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Heitor Miranda hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Pombas made a substitution. Vítor Amorim replaced Alexandre Guerreiro. After a rather tough play, Pombas's Heitor Miranda got a free kick in the 76th minute. Raul Mansilha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wlodzimierz Rakowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Heitor Miranda hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. With 95 minutes on the clock, Bento Valente commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 95 minutes into the game, one of Pombas:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 98 minutes, SC Monsanto's Amável Peralta got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Jesse Stutz. SC Monsanto'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.