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Spectators: 8592 (Terracing: 6445, Seating: 1976, VIP seats: 171) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anton Randala started the match with the kick off. Léo Giansanti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Veli Nesil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Léo Giansanti in the 14th minute of play forced Armazens FC's goalkeeper Veli Nesil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kaan Kaaaas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 17 minutes into the match, Léo Giansanti dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Veli Nesil, 1-0. A RATA DA SALGUEIRINHA's Timmy Standaerts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Randala in the 21st minute of play. Florian Krygier might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Timmy Standaerts. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Florian Krygier ran back to his position shaking his head. After 28 minutes, Corrado Puglielli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A RATA DA SALGUEIRINHA and the Armazens FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 29th match minute, Armazens FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florian Krygier to maneuver through the defense. 31 minutes into the match, Armazens FC's goal looked a bit too open when Léo Giansanti came free, but Veli Nesil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31stth minute of the game Léo Giansanti who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Armazens FC's Veli Nesil was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Corrado Puglielli was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 33 minutes into the match. The referee gave Armazens FC a penalty, 34 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Micael França, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of A RATA DA SALGUEIRINHA's Timmy Standaerts. 1-1. In the 41st minute Florian Krygier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timmy Standaerts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Veli Nesil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Léo Giansanti in the 42nd minute of the match. Abel Castelo Branco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Veli Nesil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Léo Giansanti to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Léo Giansanti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Veli Nesil was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. If Rúben Cortez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Armazens FC's zone, Rúben Cortez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Veli Nesil came out of the goal and Rúben Cortez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 59 minutes into the match, Armazens FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rúben Cortez came free, but Veli Nesil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st match minute, Armazens FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anton Randala to maneuver through the defense. A RATA DA SALGUEIRINHA's Januário Gois was substituted for Rúben Cortez. A collision led to Armazens FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Anton Randala hit a great ball. In the 64th minute of the match Hermínio Campidelis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Veli Nesil skillfully saved the ball. Timmy Standaerts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anton Randala, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Januário Gois's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Veli Nesil read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. Léo Giansanti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Veli Nesil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Veli Nesil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Léo Giansanti in the 76th minute of play. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Armazens FC's goalkeeper Veli Nesil, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 79th minute, Abel Castelo Branco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Veli Nesil stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Léo Giansanti's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Léo Giansanti struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Veli Nesil didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A RATA DA SALGUEIRINHA. Armazens FC's Veli Nesil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Léo Giansanti in the 89th minute of play. Veli Nesil came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by A RATA DA SALGUEIRINHA's Léo Giansanti. But to his dismay, Léo Giansanti quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. After 93 minutes of play, A RATA DA SALGUEIRINHA's Léo Giansanti made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Veli Nesil was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Januário Gois fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A RATA DA SALGUEIRINHA's protests and gave Januário Gois a yellow card for diving instead. A RATA DA SALGUEIRINHA's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.