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Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) SC Berrega's Israel Cruz 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. Carlos Guerreiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Israel Cruz in the 5th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Israel Cruz during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 6th match minute, SC Berrega was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Israel Cruz to maneuver through the defense. After 20 played minutes SC Mersens got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Castro. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlos Pinho in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sandro Brites prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Israel Cruz was shown his second yellow card after 28 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, SC Berrega's Israel Cruz got a free kick in the 29th minute. 34 minutes into the match, Sérgio Gueifão notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of SC Mersens's Carlos Guerreiro. Carlos Guerreiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 38 minutes into the match, SC Berrega's goalkeeper Sandro Brites had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 沈源斐. After 40 minutes, Delfim Anjos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Mersens and the SC Berrega players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 40th minute, Delfim Anjos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sérgio Gueifão in the 42nd minute of play forced SC Mersens's goalkeeper Carlos Guerreiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If David Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Carlos Pinho made a kick off. Joaquim Jesus took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 52nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sandro Brites. SC Berrega's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. SC Berrega's Sérgio Gueifão got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, SC Mersens's Delfim Anjos got a free kick in the 54th minute. When SC Mersens's 沈源斐 in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Berrega's goalie prevented a goal. 沈源斐 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandro Brites having to interfere. Sérgio Gueifão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. André Dantas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandro Brites having to interfere. 76 minutes into the match, Carlos Pinho notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of SC Berrega's Sandro Brites. Sandro Brites was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Sérgio Gueifão came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the SC Berrega 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 Sérgio Gueifão couldn't finish the play. After having played for 88 minutes, Sérgio Gueifão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Berrega's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sérgio Gueifão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. SC Mersens fully deserved thier win.