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Estadio Palhas
Spectators: 6641 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Xavier Almeida got the match started through his kick off. Joaquim Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Correia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th match minute, Palhas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Tavares to maneuver through the defense. When André Ribeiro came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Camarneira 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 André Ribeiro couldn't finish the play. Bento Paiva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Óscar Gaspar went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Óscar Gaspar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Camarneira's Bento Paiva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Camarneira from getting a goal against them. 20 minutes into the match, Camarneira's goalkeeper Bento Paiva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Óscar Gaspar. Bernardo Correia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xavier Almeida in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bento Paiva saved Camarneira from getting behind. Xavier Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Bento Paiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joaquim Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Ribeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardo Correia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joaquim Castro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. The audience was convinced that André Ribeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquim Castro was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. In the 42nd minute Bernardo Correia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquim Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute, Alexandre Matos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and André Ribeiro made a kick off. José Lopes hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. If André Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 62 minutes, Mariano Pedroso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palhas FC and the Camarneira players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mariano Pedroso hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. If André Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. André Ribeiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Henrique Guarda fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Camarneira's protests and gave Henrique Guarda a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Camarneira's Henrique Guarda got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Camarneira's Bento Paiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Óscar Gaspar in the 80th minute of play. Bento Paiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Óscar Gaspar in the 87th minute of play. After 89 played minutes, Palhas FC's Gabriel Tavares shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bento Paiva came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Palhas FC reached it. After 90 played minutes Camarneira got a freekick which was hit by Rui Carneiro. Rui Carneiro charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rui Carneiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Camarneira getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Rui Carneiro hit a great ball. Palhas FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.