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ALFORNELOS ARENA
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's Bóas Bolas 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. Dário Veríssimo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiago Avelar in the 6th minute of the match. Fabrício Alves's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dário Veríssimo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. After 10 played minutes C U D Leverense got a freekick which was hit by Nicu Văduva. Dário Veríssimo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabrício Alves in the 15th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tiago Avelar came free, but Dário Veríssimo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's Jesualdo Ferreira threw himself towards the right post 19 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bóas Bolas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 20 minutes into the game, C U D Leverense's Fabrício Alves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dário Veríssimo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Frederico Salazars short, quick shot in the 23rdth minute got Jesualdo Ferreira to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Dário Veríssimo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiago Avelar in the 31st minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 33 minutes into the game, when Domingos Braga put in a rough tackle. Domingos Braga kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. C U D Leverense's Jesualdo Ferreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frederico Salazar in the 37th minute of play. Jesualdo Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frederico Salazar in the 37th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabrício Alves came free, but Dário Veríssimo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, C U D Leverense's Virgílio Carvalho got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Bóas Bolas struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Jesualdo Ferreira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC. 44 minutes into the match, C U D Leverense's goalkeeper Jesualdo Ferreira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vinícius Junior. Jesualdo Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frederico Salazar in the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fabrício Alves made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Frederico Salazar managed to get in a good position for a shot. ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Frederico Salazar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jesualdo Ferreira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederico Salazar in the 53rd minute of play forced C U D Leverense's goalkeeper Jesualdo Ferreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jesualdo Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bóas Bolas in the 54th minute of play. 54 minutes in the game, Bóas Bolas dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Jesualdo Ferreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frederico Salazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Jesualdo Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vinícius Junior in the 58th minute of the match. Alfredo Jordão kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. C U D Leverense's Jesualdo Ferreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vinícius Junior in the 65th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederico Salazar in the 66th minute of play forced C U D Leverense's goalkeeper Jesualdo Ferreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the C U D Leverense defense, Alfredo Jordão kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jesualdo Ferreira. The C U D Leverense fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jesualdo Ferreira should have stopped the shot. ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC were furious when Memphis Depay was red carded, 72 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. If Frederico Salazar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jesualdo Ferreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fazıl Korkutalp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 82 minutes into the match, Frederico Salazar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jesualdo Ferreira. C U D Leverense's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frederico Salazar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Jesualdo Ferreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frederico Salazar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. C U D Leverense's Jesualdo Ferreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vinícius Junior in the 93rd minute of play. When the match clock showed 93 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Vinícius Junior sped through C U D Leverense's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jesualdo Ferreira. Alfredo Jordão hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match.