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Campo Manuel Marques
Spectators: 8167 (Terracing: 6127, Seating: 1878, VIP seats: 162) Through an outstanding action, after 4 minutes, Hermes Pestana successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The C A Casével fans' excitement grew in the 5th match minute when C A Casével's Alex França looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Nikitas Leonidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hermes Pestana was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Isaac Jusepe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nikitas Leonidis was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 14th minute. Seleção de Macau's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Seleção de Macau's Joel Coimbra slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hermes Pestana. That made the score 1-1 after 16 minutes of play. After having played for 18 minutes, Nikitas Leonidis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Seleção de Macau's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikitas Leonidis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 20 minutes into the game, Alex França cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Augusto Lousada was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Joaquim Pinhal hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute of the match C A Casével got a corner. Seleção de Macau's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tiago Freire ran over to the corner to take the kick. After some careless play in the C A Casével defense, Nikitas Leonidis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hermes Pestana. The C A Casével fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hermes Pestana should have stopped the shot. Isaac Jusepe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augusto Lousada having to interfere. The supporters of C A Casével booed when Seleção de Macau was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elias Pais didn't get a good kick on the ball. Augusto Lousada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaac Jusepe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberto Castro charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alberto Castro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Seleção de Macau's Alberto Castro got a free kick in the 36th minute. With a little luck, C A Casével's Hermes Pestana got control of the ball when Joel Coimbra tried to sneak it across the goal line. C A Casével's Hermes Pestana proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save C A Casével from getting a goal against them. 42 minutes into the game, David Modesto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Hermes Pestana was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Joel Coimbra came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Seleção de Macau 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 Joel Coimbra couldn't finish the play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nikitas Leonidis to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, C A Casével's Durval Conde got a free kick in the 51st minute. After 53 played minutes Seleção de Macau got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Carvalhal. A collision led to Seleção de Macau getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Angelo Carvalhal hit a great ball. Lázaro Moreira charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lázaro Moreira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 57th minute, Lázaro Moreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58thth minute of the game Joel Coimbra who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C A Casével's Hermes Pestana was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 62ndth minute of the game Isaac Jusepe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Seleção de Macau's Augusto Lousada was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 63rd minute, C A Casével's Alex França dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. In the 65th match minute, C A Casével was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isaac Jusepe to maneuver through the defense. Hermes Pestana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikitas Leonidis in the 67th minute of the match. After 70 minutes C A Casével's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Octávio Valentim who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Seleção de Macau's corner Octávio Valentim fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hermes Pestana quite easily take care of the ball. In the 73rd minute Nikitas Leonidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermes Pestana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Modesto hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 80th match minute, Seleção de Macau was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Castro to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, C A Casével's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Coimbra came free, but Hermes Pestana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, C A Casével's goal looked a bit too open when Mateus Carvalhal came free, but Hermes Pestana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Modesto scored 6-3 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hermes Pestana, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nikitas Leonidis in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hermes Pestana prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 94th minute, Elias Pais hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. For all the effort they put into the match, the C A Casével players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Seleção de Macau.