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Hammersmith Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Zé Bastos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Hammersmith! The referee gave Evandro Mulenza FC a penalty, 6 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Pedro Nascimento, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Hammersmith's Rodrigo Jacinto. 0-1. Rodrigo Jacinto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Caneças in the 9th minute of the match. In the 10th minute Zé Bastos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Jacinto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Evandro Mulenza FC's goalkeeper Custódio Rochedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Flavio Nascimento. After a rather tough play, Evandro Mulenza FC's Diamantino Malafaia got a free kick in the 12th minute. Rodrigo Jacinto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Bastos in the 14th minute of the match. 25 minutes into the game, Evandro Mulenza FC's Avelino Fontão nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rodrigo Jacinto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. If Nuno Caneças had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodrigo Jacinto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zé Bastos went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Evandro Mulenza FC's Pedro Nascimento got a free kick in the 35th minute. Paulo Godinho took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 36th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Custódio Rochedo. Evandro Mulenza FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Rolando Godinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th minute, Zé Bastos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Evandro Mulenza FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. 43 minutes into the game, Ivó Serineu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hammersmith's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Evandro Mulenza FC the free kick. The supporters of Evandro Mulenza FC booed when Hammersmith was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivó Serineu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Zé Bastos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodrigo Jacinto was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Nuno Caneças sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Evandro Mulenza FC were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vítor Galão to strike the kick off in the second half. Hammersmith's Rodrigo Jacinto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Hammersmith from getting a goal against them. Zé Bastos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Zé Bastos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Evandro Mulenza FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Zé Bastos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodrigo Jacinto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Evandro Mulenza FC's Zé Bastos got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zé Bastos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Rodrigo Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rolando Godinho got free with Rodrigo Jacinto in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Hammersmith's Emílio Camarinha got a free kick in the 82nd minute. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Zé Bastos put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of Rodrigo Jacinto. Rodrigo Jacinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Avelino Fontão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Camilo Amado kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. The supporters of Evandro Mulenza FC booed when Hammersmith was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alão Boal didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Hammersmith's Rodrigo Jacinto got control of the ball when Zé Bastos tried to sneak it across the goal line.