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Arrifana
Spectators: 8200 (Terracing: 6300, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sidónio Paixão got the match started through his kick off. Ntinos Papagiannakoglou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yassine Bono made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amos Bellomo in the 5th minute of play. A collision led to Amora-Amora getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Axel Eliasson hit a great ball. When Frederico Sales fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arrifana FC's protests and gave Frederico Sales a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Arrifana FC's Frederico Sales got a free kick in the 14th minute. After some careless play in the Arrifana FC defense, Dalmacio Padro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hélio Póvoas. The Arrifana FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hélio Póvoas should have stopped the shot. In the 20th minute, Hu Jian Yi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 26 played minutes Arrifana FC got a freekick which was hit by Frederico Sales. Ntinos Papagiannakoglou recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 31 minutes into the match, Dalmacio Padro notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Arrifana FC's Hélio Póvoas. Hélio Póvoas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Yassine Bono made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sidónio Paixão in the 41st minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dalmacio Padro to make the kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Amora-Amora was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alípio Severiano to maneuver through the defense. If Sidónio Paixão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sidónio Paixão hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. If Ntinos Papagiannakoglou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpected shot in the 71st minute by Dalmacio Padro got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After a rather tough play, Amora-Amora's Renato Veiga got a free kick in the 77th minute. Hélio Póvoas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dalmacio Padro, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Hélio Póvoas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dalmacio Padro in the 82nd minute of play. Amos Bellomo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yassine Bono having to interfere. When Sidónio Paixão fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arrifana FC's protests and gave Sidónio Paixão a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Arrifana FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Sidónio Paixão hit a great ball. Hélio Póvoas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from António Abreu in the 95th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Amora-Amora walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.