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Xartinho
Spectators: 7303 (Terracing: 5478, Seating: 1680, VIP seats: 145) Xavier Mendes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Hélio Estrela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fernando Araújo took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hélio Estrela. Hélio Estrela dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Xavier Mendes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Hélio Estrela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Xavier Mendes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hélio Estrela was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Hélio Estrela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Araújo, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Eusébio Martins was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Lucas Simões capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lucas Simões really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Eusébio Martins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Seixas, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The supporters of Orca FC booed when SC Xartinho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filipe Resende didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xavier Mendes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 38thth minute of the game Fernando Araújo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Xartinho's Hélio Estrela was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Mendes in the 45th minute of play forced SC Xartinho's goalkeeper Hélio Estrela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when José Seixas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Fernando Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Mendes in the 60th minute of play forced SC Xartinho's goalkeeper Hélio Estrela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Seixas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Lucas Simões had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Seixas scored 2-1 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eusébio Martins, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Fernando Araújo came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Orca 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 Fernando Araújo couldn't finish the play. If Fernando Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hélio Estrela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Mendes in the 78th minute of play. If Xavier Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. SC Xartinho's Hélio Estrela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save SC Xartinho from getting a goal against them. Hélio Estrela made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernando Araújo in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Mendes in the 87th minute of play forced SC Xartinho's goalkeeper Hélio Estrela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Orca FC were awarded a corner in the 89th minute after SC Xartinho's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alberto Nunes took the corner. In the 90th minute of the match Orca FC got a corner. SC Xartinho's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alberto Nunes ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Orca FC's corner Alberto Nunes fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hélio Estrela quite easily take care of the ball. If Manuel Bessa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Mendes in the 97th minute of play forced SC Xartinho's goalkeeper Hélio Estrela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SC Xartinho's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.