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Abotega
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gastão Figueiras started the match with the kick off. If Rui Assis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abotega's Coleman Gage played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Bragança in the 15th minute of play. If Rui Assis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Alfeicao getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Zeferino Vidal hit a great ball. 28 minutes into the match, Alfeicao's goalkeeper Luís Silva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rui Assis. The supporters of Abotega booed when Alfeicao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leandro Bacelar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Júlio Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Silva having to interfere. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 39th minute, but Luís Silva got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Alfeicao hanging dry this time. When Júlio Carneiro came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Abotega 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 Júlio Carneiro couldn't finish the play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Bernardo Bragança struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Coleman Gage didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alfeicao. In the 60th minute, Bernardo Bragança hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute, Alfeicao's Bernardo Bragança dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. Luís Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rui Assis, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Luís Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rui Assis in the 75th minute of the match. After 76 minutes of play, Abotega's Júlio Carneiro made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís Silva was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Rui Assis in the 80th minute of play forced Alfeicao's goalkeeper Luís Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Alfeicao's goalkeeper Luís Silva, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 83 minutes, Júlio Carneiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Abotega's supporters crossed their fingers, but Júlio Carneiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Rui Assis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Abotega's supporters rose to their feet, but Rui Assis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luís Silva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rui Assis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Luís Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alfeicao's goalkeeper Luís Silva, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Abotega's Vítor Machado quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Zeferino Vidal, made in the 93rd minute of the game. Rui Assis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luís Silva read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. Manuel Henriques's late challenge caught a Abotega's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manuel Henriques helped the player get up and apologised. Abotega were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Alfeicao to leave the ground with a draw.