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Estadio Meirico
Spectators: 7255 (Terracing: 5443, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Adérito Pestana kicked off to start the match. Gentil Távora took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Francisco Pedroso. Francisco Pedroso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, Gunchester's goal looked a bit too open when Rui Cabral came free, but Jesualdo Mansilha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Gunchester's Adérito Pestana got a free kick in the 13th minute. 14 minutes into the game, one of Gunchester:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Francisco Pedroso was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Ricardo Igrejas. After some careless play in the Gunchester defense, Filipe Sousa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jesualdo Mansilha. The Gunchester fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jesualdo Mansilha should have stopped the shot. Nuno Porto struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Jesualdo Mansilha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Serrinha F.C.. In the 28th minute, Rui Cabral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Serrinha F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Filipe Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Serrinha F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Filipe Sousa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jesualdo Mansilha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Camargo in the 36th minute of play forced Serrinha F.C.'s goalkeeper Francisco Pedroso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Gunchester's goal looked a bit too open when Rui Cabral came free, but Jesualdo Mansilha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Gunchester's goal looked a bit too open when Lourenço Cardoso came free, but Jesualdo Mansilha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santiago Freitas during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Santiago Freitas kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Santiago Freitas was shown his second yellow card after 52 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Gunchester's Santiago Freitas got a free kick in the 53rd minute. An unexpected shot in the 56th minute by Lourenço Cardoso got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Nuno Porto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Jesualdo Mansilha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, Serrinha F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gentil Távora came free, but Francisco Pedroso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Filipe Sousa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jesualdo Mansilha having to interfere. Francisco Pedroso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gentil Távora in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rui Cabral in the 82nd minute of play forced Gunchester's goalkeeper Jesualdo Mansilha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jesualdo Mansilha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lourenço Cardoso in the 88th minute. A collision led to Gunchester getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Rodolfo Camargo hit a great ball. The supporters of Serrinha F.C. booed when Gunchester was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caio Correia didn't get a good kick on the ball. 96 minutes into the match, Gunchester's goalkeeper Jesualdo Mansilha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lourenço Cardoso. When the final whistle sounded Serrinha F.C. left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Gunchester.