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Melrico
Spectators: 6641 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 0) Melrico's Angélico Quintanilha 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. When Jorge Moreira came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Frazoes 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 Jorge Moreira couldn't finish the play. In the 7th minute Jorge Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Normando Álvares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Melrico's Normando Álvares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Moreira in the 11th minute of play. Jorge Moreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Melrico's Normando Álvares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rui Marques in the 23rd minute of play. After 27 minutes, Rui Marques made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Melrico's Normando Álvares tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Angélico Quintanilha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Melrico's supporters rose to their feet, but Angélico Quintanilha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. António Henriques breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Normando Álvares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rui Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The wind increased when Rui Marques made the kick off in the second half. Normando Álvares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rui Marques in the 53rd minute of play. In the 59th minute Angélico Quintanilha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but António Henriques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Melrico's Adélio Gueifão seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Adélio Gueifão the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Melrico protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Adélio Gueifão had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 67th match minute, Melrico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cândido Figueiras to maneuver through the defense. Nélson Sacramento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Normando Álvares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Moreira in the 71st minute of the match. Normando Álvares made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Jorge Moreira sent off a good shot on target. Normando Álvares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jorge Moreira in the 79th minute. 80 minutes into the game, Manuel Vale was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Frazoes's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Melrico the free kick. Manuel Vale hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. António Henriques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Bulhosa in the 88th minute of the match. Jorge Moreira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Normando Álvares made a huge save. António Henriques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nélson Sacramento in the 96th minute of play. Nélson Sacramento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. António Henriques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Frazoes eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.