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Gimonde
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Malandros Unidos CF's Lucas Assunção 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. With a little luck, Malandros Unidos CF's Hugo Vilalobos got control of the ball when Valério Oliveira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eurico Conde kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Malandros Unidos CF's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Hugo Sales 6 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Hugo Vilalobos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Sales, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Damião Albuquerque during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Gimonde getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Damião Albuquerque hit a great ball. After 11 played minutes, Malandros Unidos CF's Fabrício Saldanha shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aziz Hicab came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Malandros Unidos CF reached it. After a rather tough play, Gimonde's Damião Albuquerque got a free kick in the 12th minute. Malandros Unidos CF's defense didn't have a chance, in the 16th minute, when Damião Albuquerque scored to the left of an out of position Hugo Vilalobos, making the score, 2-0. 20 minutes into the match, Hugo Sales had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hugo Vilalobos. Malandros Unidos CF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hugo Sales was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Eurico Conde charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eurico Conde the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 23rd match minute, Malandros Unidos CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eurico Conde to maneuver through the defense. Hugo Vilalobos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valério Oliveira in the 29th minute. During the 37th minute of the match Damião Albuquerque completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Damião Albuquerque a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 37th minute, Damião Albuquerque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Gimonde getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Hugo Sales hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valério Oliveira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lucas Assunçãos short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Aziz Hicab to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Valério Oliveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Hugo Vilalobos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 67 minutes into the match, Malandros Unidos CF's goal looked a bit too open when Valério Oliveira came free, but Hugo Vilalobos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Lucas Assunção could shoot a difficult shot in the 68th minute, which Aziz Hicab however easily saved by the left post. In the 73rd match minute, Malandros Unidos CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Assunção to maneuver through the defense. Valério Oliveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 5-0 became the score in the 77th minute when Valério Oliveira elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. A collision led to Malandros Unidos CF getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Eurico Conde hit a great ball. Gimonde's Cristóvão Sarmento took a good shot, in the 84th minute, which hit the crossbar above Hugo Vilalobos's head, and flew over the goal. Malandros Unidos CF's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Gimonde. Hugo Vilalobos came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Gimonde's Hugo Sales. But to his dismay, Hugo Sales quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. Hugo Vilalobos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Lessa in the 91st minute of play. Valério Oliveira scored 7-0 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hugo Vilalobos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Malandros Unidos CF players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Gimonde.