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Paradelhas
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gentil Carreira took the kick off in the first half of the match. Norberto Teixeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Éder Quintas having to interfere. Norberto Teixeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Éder Quintas having to interfere. António Veiga hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. EstaFacil's Éder Quintas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norberto Teixeira in the 9th minute of play. If Gentil Carreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th minute Norberto Teixeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Éder Quintas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Éder Quintas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norberto Teixeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paradelhas FC's Humberto Palha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Óscar Abreu in the 20th minute of play. Óscar Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Humberto Palha having to interfere. André Raposo's late challenge caught a EstaFacil's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. André Raposo helped the player get up and apologised. Matias Bessa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Éder Quintas having to interfere. After a rather tough play, EstaFacil's António Veiga got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Humberto Palha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gentil Carreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. When EstaFacil's Óscar Abreu in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Paradelhas FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 39th minute, Matias Bessa fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Éder Quintas, passed just outside the right post. Matias Bessa might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Éder Quintas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Matias Bessa ran back to his position shaking his head. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Norberto Teixeira to strike the kick off in the second half. Amílcar Belém kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 57th minute of the game. One of EstaFacil:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Paradelhas FC:s goal. Norberto Teixeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Éder Quintas having to interfere. Paradelhas FC's Matias Bessa got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 68 minutes, Matias Bessa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Paradelhas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matias Bessa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matias Bessa in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Éder Quintas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. EstaFacil's Éder Quintas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matias Bessa in the 75th minute of play. Matias Bessa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Óscar Abreu struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Humberto Palha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for EstaFacil. Norberto Teixeira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Matias Bessa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Norberto Teixeira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paradelhas FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Norberto Teixeira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Éder Quintas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. There was no doubt that Paradelhas FC were the better team. Paradelhas FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.