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Spectators: 6678 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Altino Dias made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Merdosos getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Emílio Antunes hit a great ball. 5 minutes into the game, Merdosos's Alessio Di Filippo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Delfim Salazar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. If Altino Dias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emílio Antunes got free with Delfim Salazar in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Merdosos defense, Altino Dias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alberto Luz. The Merdosos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alberto Luz should have stopped the shot. Delfim Salazar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sandrinho de Castro in the 23rd minute of play. Delfim Salazar didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Merdosos's Emílio Antunes shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After a rather tough play, SC Esporao's Altino Dias got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute, Gil Gois hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute Emílio Antunes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delfim Salazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Merdosos's Emílio Antunes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Delfim Salazar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Merdosos's Alberto Luz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Altino Dias in the 41st minute of play. Sandrinho de Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Delfim Salazar made a huge save. In the 46th minute Sandrinho de Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delfim Salazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emílio Antunes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alberto Luz made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Nélson Caldeira sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nuno Pais during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nuno Pais hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emílio Antunes in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Delfim Salazar saved SC Esporao from getting behind. 54 minutes into the match, SC Esporao's goal looked a bit too open when Sandrinho de Castro came free, but Delfim Salazar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SC Esporao's Delfim Salazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emílio Antunes in the 62nd minute of play. SC Esporao's Delfim Salazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emílio Antunes in the 64th minute of play. Sandrinho de Castro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Emílio Antunes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Delfim Salazar was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. In the 76th minute, Alessio Di Filippo made a precise shot to the right of Delfim Salazar. SC Esporao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Sandrinho de Castro hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. 82 minutes into the game, Cândido Guerreiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Merdosos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Esporao the free kick. After 82 played minutes Merdosos got a freekick which was hit by Cândido Guerreiro. Emílio Antunes scored 5-1 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Delfim Salazar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Delfim Salazar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sandrinho de Castro's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. The corner led Merdosos's Emílio Antunes to a score. 6-1 in the 89th minute. In the 95th minute, Emílio Antunes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Delfim Salazar was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. Merdosos walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.