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Alheira F.C. Stadium
Spectators: 8002 (Terracing: 6003, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Trevor Edwards made the kick off which started today's match. After 7 minutes, Trevor Edwards made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Alheira FC's Vaggelis Kotsalos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Vaggelis Kotsalos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Trevor Edwards's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Chapecoense's Kaan Navas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassiano Gusmão in the 19th minute of play. Moises Urdaspal charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Moises Urdaspal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Moises Urdaspal hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute of the match, Severiano Dias got a very nice opportunity to score, but Kaan Navas was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 23 minutes into the match, Chapecoense's goal looked a bit too open when Cassiano Gusmão came free, but Kaan Navas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kaan Navas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cassiano Gusmão's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Adelino Gusmão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Kaan Navas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Chapecoense's goal looked a bit too open when Severiano Dias came free, but Kaan Navas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Severiano Dias scored 1-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kaan Navas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Nuno Baptista took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Kaan Navas to make any attempt to save it. Nuno Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute, Adelino Gusmão got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 45th minute, Cassiano Gusmão got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 48 minutes Alheira FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Olívio Severo who took care of the corner kick.

The wind increased when Severiano Dias made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Tiago Quintela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Altino Faria's late challenge caught a Alheira FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Altino Faria helped the player get up and apologised. Altino Faria hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. 57 minutes into the match, Chapecoense's goal looked a bit too open when Cassiano Gusmão came free, but Kaan Navas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Nuno Baptista put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Kaan Navas. Vaggelis Kotsalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trevor Edwards, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romão Bentes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Vaggelis Kotsalos made a huge save. In the 69th minute, Chapecoense's Quintino Aguiar seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Quintino Aguiar the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Chapecoense protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Quintino Aguiar had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 68th minute, one of Chapecoense:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Chapecoense. In the 70th minute there was a penalty for Alheira FC. Adelino Gusmão stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Kaan Navas. 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Baptista in the 73rd minute of play forced Chapecoense's goalkeeper Kaan Navas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 75 minutes into the match, Chapecoense's goal looked a bit too open when Severiano Dias came free, but Kaan Navas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute Severiano Dias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaan Navas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Romão Bentes got free with Vaggelis Kotsalos in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kaan Navas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Baptista in the 90th minute of the match. Romão Bentes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Vaggelis Kotsalos made a huge save. 92 minutes into the game, Alheira FC's Severiano Dias nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kaan Navas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. 96 minutes into the match, Alheira FC's goalkeeper Vaggelis Kotsalos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romão Bentes. In the 98th minute, Romão Bentes made a precise shot to the right of Vaggelis Kotsalos. Alheira FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Alheira FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Chapecoense had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.