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JaMaNa Stadium
Spectators: 7199 (Terracing: 5401, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Francisco Paulin kicked off to start the match. Francisco Paulin kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Emanuel Lucado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emanuel Lucado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Portalis FC's Marco Beltxe got control of the ball when Emanuel Peyo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nicolas Fonso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tomas Gonsalve having to make a save. If Emanuel Lucado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emanuel Peyo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Beltxe having to make a save. In the 19th minute, Francisco Paulin 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. Emanuel Peyo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Beltxe having to make a save. Marco Beltxe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emanuel Lucado in the 24th minute. Francisco Paulin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomas Gonsalve having to interfere. Emanuel Peyo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Marco Beltxe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 39 minutes into the match, Matyvelez F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Paulin came free, but Tomas Gonsalve reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emanuel Lucado was extremely unlucky when he, in the 40th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Francisco Paulin in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tomas Gonsalve prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Emanuel Peyos short, quick shot in the 45thth minute got Marco Beltxe to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Portalis FC's Francisco Paulin got a good chance for a goal in the 49th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emanuel Lucado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Francisco Paulin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Tomas Gonsalve made a huge save. In the 58th minute Francisco Paulin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomas Gonsalve saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomas Gonsalve didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Francisco Paulin went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Emanuel Peyo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomas Gonsalve made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Paulin in the 70th minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Emanuel Lucado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Beltxe. Portalis FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emanuel Lucado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 76th minute Francisco Paulin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomas Gonsalve saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Matyvelez F.C.'s Luciano Miliano got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 80th minute, Vladimiro Chale made a precise shot to the right of Tomas Gonsalve. Matyvelez F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Marco Beltxe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emanuel Peyo's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Paulin in the 87th minute of play forced Matyvelez F.C.'s goalkeeper Tomas Gonsalve to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Gonsalve took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Paulin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.