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Brancanes
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) The Dark Clowns's David Cabral 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. A collision led to The Dark Clowns getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Clayton Clayton hit a great ball. Veríssimo Póvoas was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 3rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. When André Valadares fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Brancanes FC's protests and gave André Valadares a yellow card for diving instead. In the 6th match minute, Brancanes FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Valadares to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Brancanes FC booed when The Dark Clowns was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clayton Clayton didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute, Romão Zambujal 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. If David Cabral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute, Jorge Mota 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. Filipe Delgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romão Zambujal, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Filipe Delgado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ivan Ribeiro in the 30th minute. Leszek Cisek kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Filipe Delgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romão Zambujal in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rdth minute of the game David Cabral who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brancanes FC's Filinto Bettencourt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A hard shot by Bento Caldas from long distance, 38 minutes into the match, got Filipe Delgado's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Filinto Bettencourt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Cabral, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Romão Zambujal kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Filipe Delgado. That made the score 1-0 in the 44 minute of play.

Jorge Mota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Filinto Bettencourt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Dark Clowns's David Cabral managed to work through Brancanes 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. David Cabral dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Mota in the 60th minute of play forced Brancanes FC's goalkeeper Filinto Bettencourt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Brancanes FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Mota came free, but Filinto Bettencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute, Jorge Mota 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. Romão Zambujal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Filipe Delgado read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Brancanes FC's goalkeeper Filinto Bettencourt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leszek Cisek. Filipe Delgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Egídio Camacho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Romão Zambujal fell near the penalty area in the 97th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Brancanes FC's protests and gave Romão Zambujal a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Brancanes FC's Romão Zambujal got a free kick in the 97th minute. Despite being the better team, The Dark Clowns failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.