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Estadio da Gandara
Spectators: 7044 (Terracing: 5353, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 50) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Horácio Meira got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Raven FC's goalkeeper Ivo Osório had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manuel Lopes. Augusto Aleixo's late challenge caught a Raven FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Augusto Aleixo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Dream Team's Augusto Aleixo got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Raven FC's goalkeeper Ivo Osório, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 11 played minutes Raven FC got a freekick which was hit by Zeferino Zarco. Manuel Lopes kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Dream Team's Pedro Mendes managed to work through Raven FC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Pedro Mendes dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. After a defensive mix-up in Raven FC's zone, Albertino Leite stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivo Osório came out of the goal and Albertino Leite tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Raven FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Zeferino Zarco hit a great ball. Dream Team's Amílcar Vieira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horácio Meira in the 35th minute of play. Pedro Mendes let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 37th minute shot 1-0 at rihgt post. Amílcar Vieira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 47 minutes of play, Raven FC's Zeferino Zarco made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amílcar Vieira was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pedro Mendes was the one to do the kick off. Zeferino Ponte could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Amílcar Vieira made a huge save. When Pedro Mendes came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Dream Team 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 Pedro Mendes couldn't finish the play. In the 63rd minute Alcino Miguéis suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Manuel Lopes charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manuel Lopes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Raven FC booed when Dream Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Lopes didn't get a good kick on the ball. 66 minutes into the game, Dream Team's Albertino Leite nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ivo Osório made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Inácio Pires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. During the 75th minute of the match Zeferino Zarco completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Zeferino Zarco a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Raven FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Zeferino Zarco hit a great ball. 77 minutes into the match, Pedro Mendes notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Raven FC's Ivo Osório. Ivo Osório was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ivo Osório showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albertino Leite in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, Manuel Lopes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Raven FC's Humberto Saraiva tried to score from far away in the 84th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 87th minute, Albertino Leite left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dream Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. After a rather tough play, Raven FC's Horácio Meira got a free kick in the 91st minute. 93 minutes into the match, Raven FC's goal looked a bit too open when Albertino Leite came free, but Ivo Osório reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raven FC's Ivo Osório played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Mendes in the 95th minute of play. Hélder Barros hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. When the referee ended the match the Dream Team players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.