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Estádio Providencia
Spectators: 6678 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bernardo de Amaral got the match started through his kick off. Ernesto Machado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo de Amaral in the 7th minute of the match. With a little luck, Cachimbos's Ernesto Machado got control of the ball when Cícero Leite tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 13th match minute, Cachimbos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felippe Linares to maneuver through the defense. If Bernardo de Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cícero Leite got free with Ernesto Machado in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cícero Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ernesto Machado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo de Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardo de Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cachimbos's goalkeeper Ernesto Machado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bernardo de Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 44th play minute Cícero Leite came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ernesto Machado. 2-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jorge Santos to make the kick off. Ernesto Machado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo de Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Cícero Leite's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernesto Machado was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Cachimbos's zone, Bernardo de Amaral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernesto Machado came out of the goal and Bernardo de Amaral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 60th minute, Bernardo de Amaral made a precise shot to the right of Ernesto Machado. Cachimbos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Ernesto Machado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cícero Leite in the 69th minute of play. In the 73rdth minute of the game Cícero Leite who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cachimbos's Ernesto Machado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marcus Rosado charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcus Rosado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 74th minute of the game. One of Cachimbos:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Providencia EC:s goal. When Providencia EC's Bernardo de Amaral in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cachimbos's goalie prevented a goal. Rui Cardoso charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rui Cardoso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 86th match minute, Cachimbos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rui Cardoso to maneuver through the defense. When Manoel Matos came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Providencia EC 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 Manoel Matos couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Cachimbos's Felippe Linares got a free kick in the 89th minute. Providencia EC's Cícero Leite got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Bernardo de Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Bernardo de Amaral managed to get in a good position for a shot. Providencia EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernardo de Amaral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ernesto Machado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Providencia EC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.