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Des. António Reis
Spectators: 10882 (Terracing: 8162, Seating: 2503, VIP seats: 217) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gregório Neiva got the match started through his kick off. KINGS FC's Leal Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gregório Neiva in the 3rd minute of play. In the 7th match minute, Mira United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavier Severo to maneuver through the defense. Otto Sosa's shot from long distance in the 8th minute was not bad at all, but Mira United FC's Eriberto Bonadona knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Feng Cheng Ling hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. When Jānis Blūms, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 11 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Eriberto Bonadona was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Gregório Neiva hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 15thth minute of the game Gregório Neiva who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KINGS FC's Leal Simões was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of KINGS FC booed when Mira United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Messias didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Mira United FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Desiderio Henric hit a great ball. The audience cheered loudly when Otto Sosa's long shot in the 20th minute became 1-0 when the ball went to the left of and passed Eriberto Bonadona. Eriberto Bonadona showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zoltán Tálas, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Eriberto Bonadona showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jānis Blūms in the 29th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, Mira United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jānis Blūms came free, but Eriberto Bonadona reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd match minute, KINGS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Otto Sosa to maneuver through the defense. Otto Sosa made a great header on KINGS FC's corner, it was just that Mira United FC's Eriberto Bonadona managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zoltán Tálas in the 39th minute of play forced Mira United FC's goalkeeper Eriberto Bonadona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute of the game Otto Sosa made a throw-in which Acun Mertkal played forward. If Zoltán Tálas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 44 minutes, Gregório Neiva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mira United FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gregório Neiva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

After some careless play in the Mira United FC defense, Paulo Valadão kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eriberto Bonadona. The Mira United FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eriberto Bonadona should have stopped the shot. Eriberto Bonadona took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Valadão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Mira United FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Rodolfo Pires hit a great ball. Zoltán Tálas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eriberto Bonadona read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Feng Cheng Ling's late challenge caught a KINGS FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Feng Cheng Ling helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th match minute, Mira United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Feng Cheng Ling to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice moves Gregório Neiva could shoot a difficult shot in the 76th minute, which Leal Simões however easily saved by the left post. Eriberto Bonadona took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zoltán Tálas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes into the match, Jānis Blūms had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eriberto Bonadona. Mira United FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jānis Blūms was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Eriberto Bonadona didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zoltán Tálas went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. There was no doubt that KINGS FC were the better team. KINGS FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.