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Estadio 25 ABRIL
Spectators: 7466 (Terracing: 6119, Seating: 1274, VIP seats: 73) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Romão Tomé kicked off to start the match. Amos Iannucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Israel Vito, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The audience was convinced that Porfírio Rebelo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomislav Kardum was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Dark Wolves FC's Tomislav Kardum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basílio Moutinho in the 8th minute of play. The Dark Wolves FC fans' excitement grew in the 10th match minute when Dark Wolves FC's Israel Vito 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 13th minute, ABELHEIRA.FC's Porfírio Rebelo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tomislav Kardum. Tomislav Kardum yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. If Romão Tomé had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute, Israel Vito ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amos Iannucci was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Tomislav Kardum made an important save on a dangerous shot by Basílio Moutinho in the 26th minute. After 27 played minutes Dark Wolves FC got a freekick which was hit by Altino Amaro. Tomislav Kardum didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Porfírio Rebelo went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After 36 minutes of play, ABELHEIRA.FC's Basílio Moutinho made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomislav Kardum was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of ABELHEIRA.FC booed when Dark Wolves FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guido Vedillo didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Dark Wolves FC's Tomislav Kardum got control of the ball when Basílio Moutinho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tris Rayner charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tris Rayner the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 43 played minutes Dark Wolves FC got a freekick which was hit by Tris Rayner. When Mateus Abreu fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ABELHEIRA.FC's protests and gave Mateus Abreu a yellow card for diving instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Israel Vito was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute, Gil Saldanha made a precise shot to the right of Tomislav Kardum. Dark Wolves FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. After 58 played minutes Dark Wolves FC got a freekick which was hit by Tris Rayner. In the 66th minute, Basílio Moutinho made a precise shot to the right of Tomislav Kardum. Dark Wolves FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-2. Tomislav Kardum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romão Tomé, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomislav Kardum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romão Tomé, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucílio Abreu's late challenge caught a Dark Wolves FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucílio Abreu helped the player get up and apologised. Lucílio Abreu kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Israel Vito in the 84th minute of play forced ABELHEIRA.FC's goalkeeper Amos Iannucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomislav Kardum made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romão Tomé in the 90th minute of play. Tomislav Kardum showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basílio Moutinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. ABELHEIRA.FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.