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Alius Vetus Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Bouca's Diamantino Vale started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Bouca's Diamantino Vale got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After having played for 5 minutes, João Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. OS MOUROS FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Cunha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Armando Franco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacinto Martins was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Jacinto Martins made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hamilton Quintas in the 10th minute. Manuel Garcia's late challenge caught a OS MOUROS FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manuel Garcia helped the player get up and apologised. Manuel Garcia hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Aquilino Bandeira from long distance, 18 minutes into the match, got Jacinto Martins's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Carlos Cardoso hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. João Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacinto Martins having to interfere. In the 25th minute, Armando Franco 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. In the 29th minute, José Brito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes into the match, Hamilton Quintas notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Bouca's Jacinto Martins. Jacinto Martins was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Armando Franco came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the OS MOUROS 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 Armando Franco couldn't finish the play. With 45 minutes on the clock, Emanuel Fontes commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in OS MOUROS FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 45th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Bouca a penalty, 48 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Cristiano Gomes, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of OS MOUROS FC's Jorge Barata. 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and João Cunha made a kick off. Jacinto Martins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Augusto Henriques blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jacinto Martins having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, João Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot. OS MOUROS FC's supporters rose to their feet, but João Cunha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacinto Martins breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Armando Franco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Jacinto Martins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Bouca's goal looked a bit too open when João Cunha came free, but Jacinto Martins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Armando Franco managed to get in a good position for a shot. OS MOUROS FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Armando Franco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacinto Martins breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 69 minutes into the match, OS MOUROS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Diamantino Vale came free, but Jorge Barata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute, João Cunha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The OS MOUROS FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. João Cunha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jacinto Martins having to make a save. Jacinto Martins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Cunha in the 78th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Bouca's goal looked a bit too open when João Cunha came free, but Jacinto Martins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Cardoso charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Cardoso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Bouca's Carlos Cardoso got a free kick in the 82nd minute. 86 minutes into the match, OS MOUROS FC's goalkeeper Jorge Barata had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diogo Pacheco. João Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacinto Martins having to interfere. If Armando Franco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. OS MOUROS FC's João Cunha managed to work through Bouca's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. João Cunha dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. The OS MOUROS FC fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when OS MOUROS FC's João Cunha looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When João Cunha came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the OS MOUROS 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 João Cunha couldn't finish the play.