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Spectators: 7251 (Terracing: 5440, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) F.C.Titanicz's Afonso Teixeira started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd match minute, F.C.Titanicz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viriato Vieira to maneuver through the defense. In the 4th minute, Amílcar Peixoto sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and F.C.Titanicz's Vicente Porto didn't even have to move. In the 9th minute Jairo Ruas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Porto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuno Tavares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso Teixeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Jorge Fontes managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C.Titanicz's supporters rose to their feet, but Jorge Fontes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nuno Tavares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Fontes in the 25th minute of play forced UDA ® All Rights Reserved's goalkeeper Nuno Tavares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nuno Tavares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afonso Teixeira in the 27th minute of play. Rui Cabral charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rui Cabral the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 31st match minute, F.C.Titanicz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rui Cabral to maneuver through the defense. Jorge Fontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Tavares having to interfere. Jorge Fontes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nuno Tavares having to make a save. In the 37th minute Rui Cabral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Tavares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristiano Bezerra kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Nuno Tavares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jairo Ruas to strike the kick off in the second half. When Jorge Fontes came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the F.C.Titanicz 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 Jorge Fontes couldn't finish the play. 60 minutes into the match, UDA ® All Rights Reserved's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso Teixeira came free, but Nuno Tavares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute Jairo Ruas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Porto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Afonso Teixeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gil Saraiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Vicente Porto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Gil Saraiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jairo Ruas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Vicente Porto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vicente Simões during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vicente Simões hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. When Jorge Fontes came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the F.C.Titanicz 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 Jorge Fontes couldn't finish the play. Nuno Tavares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 0-1 became the score in the 76th minute when Jorge Fontes elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 78 minutes, Matias Jesus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the UDA ® All Rights Reserved and the F.C.Titanicz players grew even worse after the yellow card. Matias Jesus kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Afonso Teixeira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 94th minute Afonso Teixeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Tavares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuno Tavares made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Jorge Fontes sent off a good shot on target.