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Estádio da Gaivota
Spectators: 7217 (Terracing: 5414, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Melres D.C.'s Bruno Cabral 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. Basílio Coimbra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentim Aleixo, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Basílio Coimbra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentim Aleixo, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Raul Domingues blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sidónio Calheiros having to make a save. Basílio Coimbra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentim Aleixo in the 19th minute of the match. If Santiago Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute of the match Hamilton Faria shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Basílio Coimbra showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 32 minutes into the game, one of Red FOX United:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 35th minute there was a penalty for Melres D.C.. André Faro stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sidónio Calheiros. 1-0. Santiago Maia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Basílio Coimbra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Red FOX United's Sidónio Calheiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Assunção in the 43rd minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Alexandre Assunção had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sidónio Calheiros. Red FOX United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alexandre Assunção was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The supporters of Melres D.C. booed when Red FOX United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamilton Faria didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sidónio Calheiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Cabral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santiago Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Basílio Coimbra having to interfere. Santiago Maia scored 2-1 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Basílio Coimbra, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Red FOX United booed when Melres D.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Bessa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sérgio Andrade kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Santiago Maia who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 84thth minute tested the skills of Basílio Coimbra when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 85th minute, Carlos Bessa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bruno Cabral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 88 minutes, Gil Luz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Melres D.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Gil Luz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 98 played minutes Melres D.C. got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Bessa. Melres D.C.'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.