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Estadio Alcafozes
Spectators: 6656 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 0) Alcafozes's Fábio Pereira 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 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rabaca's goalkeeper Carlos Cruz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Armindo Mota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Carlos Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Cruz made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Armindo Mota sent off a good shot on target. Armindo Mota struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Carlos Cruz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alcafozes. Armindo Mota sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd minute, Armindo Mota ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlos Cruz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. If João Cortez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Armindo Mota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Cruz having to interfere. Alexandre Melo hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. João Guerreiro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 40th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Afonso Sá. Alcafozes's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. João Cortez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Sá having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, Rabaca's goal looked a bit too open when Fábio Pereira came free, but Carlos Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th match minute, Rabaca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Laureano to maneuver through the defense. Armindo Mota blasted a shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carlos Cruz having to make a save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Gabriel Gaspar struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Afonso Sá didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rabaca. If Fábio Pereira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Marco Laureano was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 56 minutes had been played. After 57 played minutes Rabaca got a freekick which was hit by Marco Laureano. Rabaca's Carlos Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fábio Pereira in the 61st minute of play. In the 64th minute, Pedro Bessa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armindo Mota, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Fábio Pereira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Cruz was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. 71 minutes into the game, Armindo Mota cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Carlos Cruz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Rabaca booed when Alcafozes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cláudio Machado didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Gabriel Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fábio Pereira struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Carlos Cruz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alcafozes. Fábio Pereira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Cruz having to interfere. Rabaca's Carlos Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fábio Pereira in the 91st minute of play. After having played for 92 minutes, Armindo Mota managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alcafozes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Armindo Mota was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Armindo Mota had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elias Eanes charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elias Eanes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Armindo Mota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 99th minute. Carlos Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.