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Arena dos Girinos
Spectators: 5005 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1005, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joaquim Albuquerque took the kick off in the first half of the match. Angélico Cerqueira came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Amadora WiZZards's Cesaro Casals. But to his dismay, Cesaro Casals quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 9th minute, Cesaro Casals got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 11 minutes into the match, Cesaro Casals notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Palhares Futebol Clube's Angélico Cerqueira. Angélico Cerqueira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Amílcar Gaspar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Angélico Cerqueira having to make a save. Angélico Cerqueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amílcar Gaspar in the 19th minute of the match. Amadora WiZZards's Ricardo Pacheco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vicente Lobato in the 21st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Joaquim Albuquerque kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ricardo Pacheco. That made the score 1-2 in the 23 minute of play. Cesaro Casals recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cesaro Casals received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Angélico Cerqueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Cesaro Casals came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Amadora WiZZards 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 Cesaro Casals couldn't finish the play. Angélico Cerqueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amílcar Gaspar, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Cesaro Casals recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Joaquim Albuquerque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armindo Nascimento hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. When Joaquim Albuquerque came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Palhares Futebol Clube 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 Joaquim Albuquerque couldn't finish the play.

The supporters of Palhares Futebol Clube booed when Amadora WiZZards was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Porto didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Joaquim Albuquerque came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Palhares Futebol Clube 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 Joaquim Albuquerque couldn't finish the play. In the 63rd minute, one of Palhares Futebol Clube:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Palhares Futebol Clube. 1-3 came through a penalty shot after 64 played minutes, when Amadora WiZZards:s Amílcar Gaspar calmly waited for Palhares Futebol Clube:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Amílcar Gaspar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Amadora WiZZards's supporters rose to their feet, but Amílcar Gaspar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Angélico Cerqueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Angélico Cerqueira came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Amadora WiZZards's Cesaro Casals. But to his dismay, Cesaro Casals quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. If Cesaro Casals had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute, Cesaro Casals ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Angélico Cerqueira was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. Amílcar Gaspar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 92nd match minute, Amadora WiZZards was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armindo Nascimento to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Palhares Futebol Clube's Paulino Meira tried to score from far away in the 93rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Lourenço Esteves kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. The Palhares Futebol Clube fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Amadora WiZZards were clearly better and deserved to take the win.