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Estadio Forcadas
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rui Cruz got the match started through his kick off. Olavo Gago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hélio Estrada's late challenge caught a Forcadas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hélio Estrada helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Forcadas FC booed when SC Meruge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hélio Estrada didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexandrino Leme was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Simão Pinheiro. Alexandrino Leme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rui Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. SC Meruge's Alexandrino Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rui Cruz in the 13th minute of play. Carlos Leiria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 19 played minutes Rui Cruz rounded SC Meruge's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. Carlos Leiria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Alexandrino Leme tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Delfim Leme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Porto having to interfere. A collision led to SC Meruge getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Alfredo Coutinho hit a great ball. Carlos Leiria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Alexandrino Leme tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of SC Meruge booed when Forcadas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Leiria didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Carlos Leiria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rui Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandrino Leme having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The supporters of SC Meruge booed when Forcadas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustavo Cruz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexandrino Leme came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Forcadas FC's Carlos Leiria. But to his dismay, Carlos Leiria quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. In the 64th minute, Carlos Leiria 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. The audience was convinced that Carlos Leiria's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexandrino Leme was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. The supporters of Forcadas FC booed when SC Meruge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Coutinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Rui Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alfredo Coutinho kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. SC Meruge's Alexandrino Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Leiria in the 86th minute of play. Carlos Leiria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandrino Leme having to interfere. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Forcadas FC fully deserved thier win.