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Estadio Amonde
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Manuel Fernandes kicked off to start the match. If Manuel Fernandes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute, Sport Terceira e Benfica's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after António Amaral fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Manuel Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Manuel Fernandes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 21st minute of the match, António Amaral tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Belchior Leite saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manuel Fernandes in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Belchior Leite saved Sport Terceira e Benfica from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdemar Lameirinhas in the 25th minute of play forced NinjaZ's goalkeeper Leandro Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Fernandes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Belchior Leite read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Leandro Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdemar Lameirinhas in the 33rd minute of the match. Manuel Fernandes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Belchior Leite read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. Belchior Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Fernandes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Sport Terceira e Benfica booed when NinjaZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime Paião didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valdemar Lameirinhas to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, NinjaZ's Manuel Fernandes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Belchior Leite made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 60th minute Manuel Fernandes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Belchior Leite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alcides Bandeira charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alcides Bandeira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 65 minutes into the match, Manuel Fernandes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Belchior Leite. Sport Terceira e Benfica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manuel Fernandes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Belchior Leite didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manuel Fernandes went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Sport Terceira e Benfica's Belchior Leite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Fernandes in the 81st minute of play. After 81 minutes of play, NinjaZ's Manuel Fernandes made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Belchior Leite was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of NinjaZ booed when Sport Terceira e Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laureano Carreira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Fernandes might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Belchior Leite. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manuel Fernandes ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Sport Terceira e Benfica getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Octávio Aveiro hit a great ball. Edgar Caeiro struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Belchior Leite didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NinjaZ. NinjaZ'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.