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Jomidua Dreams Arena
Spectators: 6680 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1680, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rodolfo Brás made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute of the match, Amílcar Brás got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jerónimo Castro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 5 minutes into the match, JomiduaPremier's goal looked a bit too open when Avelino Bragança came free, but Sebastião Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amílcar Brás got free with Jerónimo Castro in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 9th minute, Marco Machado 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. Sebastião Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo Brás in the 11th minute of play. JomiduaPremier's Sebastião Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolfo Brás in the 12th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Real Marmeleira F. C.'s zone, Marco Machado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jerónimo Castro came out of the goal and Marco Machado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Samuel Sacramento kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. In the 20th minute, Amílcar Brás left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The JomiduaPremier fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Leonel Dantas charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonel Dantas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Amílcar Brás came free with the goalkeeper in the 24th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jerónimo Castro could save by the left post. Amílcar Brás fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerónimo Castro having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marco Machado in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jerónimo Castro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leonel Dantas hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Brás in the 33rd minute of play forced JomiduaPremier's goalkeeper Sebastião Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Jerónimo Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonel Dantas kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Marco Machado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marco Machado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerónimo Castro having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Amílcar Brás to strike the kick off in the second half. Marco Machado might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jerónimo Castro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marco Machado ran back to his position shaking his head. Real Marmeleira F. C.'s Jerónimo Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Machado in the 54th minute of play. Marco Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Jerónimo Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 62nd minute Amílcar Brás shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerónimo Castro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Marco Machado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marco Machado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerónimo Castro having to interfere. Marco Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th minute, Rodolfo Brás reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sebastião Almeida. The goal made the score 2-1. JomiduaPremier's Vítor Leal was substituted for Miguel Sá. Amílcar Brás sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jerónimo Castro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Machado in the 86th minute of the match. In the 88th match minute, Real Marmeleira F. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avelino Bragança to maneuver through the defense. JomiduaPremier made a substitution. Heitor Vieira replaced Marco Machado. After a rather tough play, Real Marmeleira F. C.'s Avelino Bragança got a free kick in the 90th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Heitor Vieira managed to get in a good position for a shot. JomiduaPremier's supporters rose to their feet, but Heitor Vieira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jerónimo Castro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.