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Requeixo
Spectators: 6898 (Terracing: 5200, Seating: 1648, VIP seats: 50) Joaquim Palha started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Luís Carvalho came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the SC Requeixo 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 Luís Carvalho couldn't finish the play. The supporters of SC Requeixo booed when Ratos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Noel Assis didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Luís Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jorge Pedroso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentim Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Afonso Leão recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of SC Requeixo booed when Ratos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Noel Assis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jorge Pedroso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim Palha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jorge Pedroso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucílio Frois, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. The supporters of Ratos FC booed when SC Requeixo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Porto didn't get a good kick on the ball. SC Requeixo's Jorge Pedroso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentim Cordeiro in the 24th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valentim Cordeiro in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jorge Pedroso saved SC Requeixo from getting behind. Jorge Pedroso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Palha in the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Sandro Pinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jorge Pedroso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucílio Frois, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SC Requeixo's Jorge Pedroso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucílio Frois in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34th minute Joaquim Palha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Pedroso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gil Álvares made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Emílio Lima sent off a good shot on target. Ratos FC's Gil Álvares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Carvalho in the 39th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luís Carvalho to make the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Joaquim Palha kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jorge Pedroso. That made the score 0-1 in the 53 minute of play. Jorge Pedroso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquim Palha in the 56th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentim Cordeiro got free with Jorge Pedroso in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. SC Requeixo's Jorge Pedroso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim Palha in the 65th minute of play. Jorge Pedroso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Palha, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Jorge Pedroso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim Palha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucílio Frois got free with Jorge Pedroso in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Luís Carvalho came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the SC Requeixo 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 Luís Carvalho couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Carvalho in the 80th minute of play forced Ratos FC's goalkeeper Gil Álvares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, SC Requeixo's Jorge Pedroso got control of the ball when Valentim Cordeiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 91st minute Lucílio Frois shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Pedroso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, SC Requeixo's goalkeeper Jorge Pedroso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valentim Cordeiro. In the 94th minute, Luís Carvalho 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. Ratos FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.