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Estadio Briteiros
Spectators: 7209 (Terracing: 5409, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Valentim Patrício got the match started through his kick off. If José Aleixo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jorge Brandão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Aleixo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernando Coelho made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Gusmão Quirino sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Fidodido United getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Manuel Esteves hit a great ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 14 minutes into the game, when António Leal put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 13th minute of the game. One of Fidodido United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Zona J FC:s goal. The goalkeeper, Fernando Coelho, was totally fooled by Zona J FC's Laureano Henriques, who 16 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. José Aleixo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Brandão having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Caetano Nogueira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zona J FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Fidodido United's Fernando Coelho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentim Patrício in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Aleixo in the 32nd minute of play forced Zona J FC's goalkeeper Jorge Brandão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fernando Coelho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentim Patrício in the 34th minute of play. In the 37th minute, José Aleixo 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. Fernando Coelho was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hermenegildo Carrasqueira showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 39 minute of play. Fernando Coelho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gusmão Quirino in the 43rd minute. In the 46th minute of the match, Valentim Patrício tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fernando Coelho saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cláudio Vale stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Fidodido United getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Abel Castro hit a great ball. Jorge Brandão stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cláudio Vale's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. After a rather tough play, Fidodido United's Manuel Esteves got a free kick in the 59th minute. A collision led to Zona J FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Gusmão Quirino hit a great ball. Fernando Coelho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Nogueira in the 66th minute of play. Fernando Coelho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Nogueira in the 66th minute of play. Fidodido United's Fernando Coelho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentim Patrício in the 68th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cláudio Vale in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jorge Brandão saved Zona J FC from getting behind. Valentim Patrício's late challenge caught a Fidodido United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valentim Patrício helped the player get up and apologised. If Cláudio Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Zona J FC's Jorge Brandão proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Zona J FC from getting a goal against them. After 78 minutes, Caetano Nogueira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zona J FC and the Fidodido United players grew even worse after the yellow card. 86 minutes into the game, Zona J FC's Gusmão Quirino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fernando Coelho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. José Aleixo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Jorge Brandão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Fidodido United's Cláudio Vale in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zona J FC's goalie prevented a goal. Hermenegildo Carrasqueira hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. When José Aleixo came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Fidodido United 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 José Aleixo couldn't finish the play. Many of Fidodido United's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Fidodido United may have spent more time on the ball, but Zona J FC were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.