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Maginhata
Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Afonso Carvalho started the match with the kick off. When João Ferreira came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Alfornelos FC 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 João Ferreira couldn't finish the play. After 7 minutes, Rui Porto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Odiaxere FC and the Alfornelos FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 7th minute, Rui Porto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amílcar Vieira hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. António Cabral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Antunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute, Duarte Amaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Augusto Antunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Cabral having to interfere. Augusto Antunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. António Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Augusto Antunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. David Ribeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mário Viana having to interfere. António Cabral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Carvalho in the 46th minute of play forced Alfornelos FC's goalkeeper António Cabral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Odiaxere FC's Mário Viana got control of the ball when João Ferreira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. David Ribeiro was the one to do the kick off. After 56 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Odiaxere FC! In the 58th minute there was a penalty for Alfornelos FC. Simão Santos stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Mário Viana. 2-0. David Ribeiro hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the match, Cristiano Dantas notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Alfornelos FC's António Cabral. António Cabral was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Augusto Antunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. David Ribeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mário Viana having to interfere. After some careless play in the Alfornelos FC defense, Afonso Carvalho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of António Cabral. The Alfornelos FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that António Cabral should have stopped the shot. Mário Viana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Ferreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes into the match, Augusto Antunes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of António Cabral. Alfornelos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Augusto Antunes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. David Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Mário Viana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Odiaxere FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.