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Mar-Azul Arena
Spectators: 8451 (Terracing: 6339, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leopoldo Jacinto Luque kicked off to start the match. Estevão Lemos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leopoldo Jacinto Luque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hugo Manso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murilo Fernandes, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 4th match minute, Madeira FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramiro Quintanilha to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Murilo Fernandes in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hugo Manso saved Madeira FC from getting behind. In the 13thth minute of the game Murilo Fernandes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Madeira FC's Hugo Manso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Murilo Fernandes in the 14th minute of play forced Madeira FC's goalkeeper Hugo Manso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Leopoldo Jacinto Luque came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Madeira 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 Leopoldo Jacinto Luque couldn't finish the play. In the 18th minute Roberto Pacheco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Manso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute mar-azul were awarded a corner. Ahmet Turan Ayberk went to the cornerflag to take it. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by Madeira FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ahmet Turan Ayberk was slow to take the kick. During this time mar-azul's players had a chance to rest. The corner led mar-azul's Máximo Viegas to fire away a dangerous shot which Hugo Manso despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The mar-azul fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when mar-azul's Manuel Álvares looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 23rd minute Leopoldo Jacinto Luque shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Estevão Lemos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute of the match Madeira FC got a corner. mar-azul's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gaizko Soldado ran over to the corner to take the kick. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by mar-azul's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gaizko Soldado was slow to take the kick. During this time Madeira FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Rui Poças almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but mar-azul's Estevão Lemos did a great save. Leopoldo Jacinto Luque recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hugo Manso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Pacheco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Pacheco in the 31st minute of play forced Madeira FC's goalkeeper Hugo Manso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roberto Pacheco in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hugo Manso saved Madeira FC from getting behind. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Madeira FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ahmet Turan Ayberk was slow to take the kick. During this time mar-azul's players had a chance to rest. Ahmet Turan Ayberk made a great header on mar-azul's corner, it was just that Madeira FC's Hugo Manso managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Jacinto Luque in the 36th minute of play forced mar-azul's goalkeeper Estevão Lemos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. mar-azul's Estevão Lemos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Jacinto Luque in the 40th minute of play. After 43 played minutes mar-azul got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Álvares. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Murilo Fernandes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Madeira FC's zone, Murilo Fernandes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugo Manso came out of the goal and Murilo Fernandes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. mar-azul's Estevão Lemos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Jacinto Luque in the 53rd minute of play. Hugo Manso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murilo Fernandes, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Murilo Fernandes in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hugo Manso saved Madeira FC from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bernardo Azenha during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 59 played minutes Madeira FC got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Azenha. An unexpectedly hard shot by Murilo Fernandes in the 61st minute of play forced Madeira FC's goalkeeper Hugo Manso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Manso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Álvares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Madeira FC's Hugo Manso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Álvares in the 76th minute of play. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by Madeira FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ahmet Turan Ayberk was slow to take the kick. During this time mar-azul's players had a chance to rest. Leopoldo Jacinto Luque fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Estevão Lemos having to interfere. 82 minutes into the match, Madeira FC's goal looked a bit too open when Murilo Fernandes came free, but Hugo Manso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Madeira FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Turan Ayberk came free, but Hugo Manso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugo Manso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Murilo Fernandes in the 84th minute of the match. Gaizko Soldado charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gaizko Soldado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After having played for 90 minutes, Roberto Pacheco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. mar-azul's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roberto Pacheco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of mar-azul booed when Madeira FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaizko Soldado didn't get a good kick on the ball. There was no doubt that mar-azul were the better team. mar-azul's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.