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Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Angelo Nunez made the kick off which started today's match. Mergildo Sancho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Meireles, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 7 minutes into the game, Leandro Meireles cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Mergildo Sancho was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Honorato Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mergildo Sancho having to interfere. In the 13th minute Salvador Trigueiro suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Lima Team's Hamilton Vasques was substituted for Salvador Trigueiro. In the 15th match minute, TGN Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dagoberto Segura to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th minute of the match Américo Caneira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mergildo Sancho showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Dagoberto Segura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Fagundes having to interfere. Santxo De Paula hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 23 minutes into the match, TGN Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Meireles came free, but Mergildo Sancho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Honorato Amaral put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Mergildo Sancho. After 29 minutes, Tato Mayol mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TGN Academy and the Lima Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 29 played minutes TGN Academy got a freekick which was hit by Tato Mayol. Lima Team's Honorato Amaral got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 31st match minute, TGN Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santxo De Paula to maneuver through the defense. After 33 played minutes TGN Academy got a freekick which was hit by Tato Mayol. Mergildo Sancho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro Meireles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to TGN Academy getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Tato Mayol hit a great ball. Leandro Meireles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mergildo Sancho having to interfere. In the 44th match minute, Lima Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filipe Câmara to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

After 52 played minutes TGN Academy got a freekick which was hit by Tato Mayol. The audience thought a goal was coming when Henrique Cruz got free with Mergildo Sancho in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mergildo Sancho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leandro Meireles went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Honorato Amaral took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mergildo Sancho. Mergildo Sancho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. After 64 played minutes TGN Academy got a freekick which was hit by Dagoberto Segura. After 71 minutes of play TGN Academy's Tato Mayol was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, TGN Academy's Tato Mayol got a free kick in the 72nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leandro Meireles got free with Mergildo Sancho in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leandro Meireles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in TGN Academy's zone, Leandro Meireles stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mergildo Sancho came out of the goal and Leandro Meireles tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Leandro Meireles recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mergildo Sancho made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Leandro Meireles sent off a good shot on target. The Lima Team players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.