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Fervidelas
Spectators: 7297 (Terracing: 5474, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 145) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Delfim Freitas got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Sintrense FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Sérgio Delgado hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Joel Ramos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sintrense FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Ramos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jaime Araújo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jaime Araújo made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when João Leiria sent off a good shot on target. Rui Moniz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delfim Freitas in the 14th minute of the match. Joel Ramos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jaime Araújo having to make a save. Joel Ramos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Araújo having to interfere. João Leiria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If João Leiria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joel Ramos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Araújo having to interfere. In the 28th minute, Viriato Correia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joel Ramos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Araújo having to interfere. The supporters of Sintrense FC booed when Taipa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Freitas didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Ramos in the 35th minute of play forced Taipa's goalkeeper Jaime Araújo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Sintrense FC's Joel Ramos slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jaime Araújo. That made the score 1-0 after 40 minutes of play.

Jaime Araújo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Leiria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaime Araújo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fábio Macedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. João Leiria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Araújo having to interfere. Sintrense FC's João Leiria got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Taipa's goalkeeper Jaime Araújo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Delfim Freitas hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Jaime Araújo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Ramos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rui Moniz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 77th minute Hugo Reis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Araújo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If João Leiria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 82 minutes into the match, Sintrense FC's goalkeeper Rui Moniz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marco Viana. João Leiria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Araújo having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Taipa's zone, Fábio Macedo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jaime Araújo came out of the goal and Fábio Macedo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 89th minute, Joel Ramos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sintrense FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Joel Ramos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Jaime Araújo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.