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Estadio Alinhavao
Spectators: 6667 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 0) Ilídio Freire made the kick off and thus started the match. If Lourenço Pires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Engenho FC's zone, Xavier Nascimento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Fraga came out of the goal and Xavier Nascimento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lourenço Pires charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lourenço Pires the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, SC Alinhavao's Lourenço Pires got a free kick in the 8th minute. Amílcar Ferro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Amaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Amaro in the 20th minute of play forced SC Alinhavao's goalkeeper Amílcar Ferro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diamantino Aleixo's late challenge caught a Engenho FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Diamantino Aleixo helped the player get up and apologised. Santiago Aragão, 28 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. If Ilídio Freire had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SC Alinhavao's Lourenço Pires got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. SC Alinhavao's Xavier Nascimento got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 48th minute of the match João Machado shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Samuel Fraga showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

Gabriel Amaro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Amílcar Ferro having to make a save. Lourenço Pires fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Fraga having to interfere. Engenho FC's Samuel Fraga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lourenço Pires in the 59th minute of play. Samuel Fraga didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Xavier Nascimento went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Ilídio Freire charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ilídio Freire the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ilídio Freire kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Samuel Fraga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lourenço Pires in the 82nd minute of play. Xavier Nascimento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Samuel Fraga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lourenço Pires fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Fraga having to interfere. After 88 minutes, Leal Valério mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Engenho FC and the SC Alinhavao players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 88 played minutes Engenho FC got a freekick which was hit by Leal Valério. After a defensive mix-up in Engenho FC's zone, Xavier Nascimento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Fraga came out of the goal and Xavier Nascimento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Xavier Nascimento came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the SC Alinhavao 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 Xavier Nascimento couldn't finish the play. If Lourenço Pires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SC Alinhavao walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.