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Casalmaninho
Spectators: 6641 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 0) Eduardo Águas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Alexandre Paiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 5th minute, Paulo Tavares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eduardo Águas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Alexandre Paiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexandre Paiva made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Pedro Severo sent off a good shot on target. 13 minutes into the game, Luís Figueiras was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Casalmaninho FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Baloca FC the free kick. In the 13th match minute, Casalmaninho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Figueiras to maneuver through the defense. In the 14th minute, André Aleixo sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Casalmaninho FC's Paulo Esparteiro didn't even have to move. After having played for 16 minutes, Pedro Severo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Casalmaninho FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Severo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Casalmaninho FC's Paulo Esparteiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Mota in the 20th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Mota in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulo Esparteiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 30 minutes into the game, Pedro Severo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Alexandre Paiva was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Paulo Esparteiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Manuel Machado's late challenge caught a Casalmaninho FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manuel Machado helped the player get up and apologised. After 36 played minutes Baloca FC got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Machado. After 37 played minutes Baloca FC got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Mota. Paulo Esparteiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Mota, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 42nd minute, Pedro Severo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 44 minutes into the match, Baloca FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eduardo Águas came free, but Alexandre Paiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Águas in the 46th minute of play forced Baloca FC's goalkeeper Alexandre Paiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Severo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Alexandre Paiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Eduardo Águas made the kick off in the second half. After taking down the ball on Casalmaninho FC's corner José Graça fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alexandre Paiva quite easily take care of the ball. Eduardo Águas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Flávio Vieira's late challenge caught a Baloca FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Flávio Vieira helped the player get up and apologised. In the 74th minute, Flávio Vieira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manuel Machado got free with Paulo Esparteiro in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Flávio Vieira hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Paulo Esparteiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Paulo Esparteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Tavares hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After having played for 93 minutes, Armando Fonseca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Baloca FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Armando Fonseca was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the Baloca FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Casalmaninho FC.