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Esperança Park
Spectators: 7996 (Terracing: 5998, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luke Olle took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fabiano Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luke Olle in the 4th minute of the match. Luís de Moraes got in the 6th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Daniel Chaves handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Luís de Moraes sped through Dragões Barbudos FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Daniel Chaves. In the 11th minute Babür Kongurtay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gică Moisescu in the 17th minute of play forced Esperança FC's goalkeeper Fabiano Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esperança FC's Fabiano Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Babür Kongurtay in the 24th minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, Babür Kongurtay cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Fabiano Saldanha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 31st minute, Luís de Moraes reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Daniel Chaves. The goal made the score 2-1. Luís de Moraes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Daniel Chaves made a huge save. Daniel Chaves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís de Moraes in the 37th minute. Esperança FC's Fabiano Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Babür Kongurtay in the 44th minute of play. With a little luck, Dragões Barbudos FC's Daniel Chaves got control of the ball when Luís de Moraes tried to sneak it across the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luís de Moraes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fabiano Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luke Olle in the 52nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Gică Moisescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dragões Barbudos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gică Moisescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabiano Saldanha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fabiano Saldanha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Babür Kongurtay in the 64th minute. After some careless play in the Esperança FC defense, Gică Moisescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabiano Saldanha. The Esperança FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabiano Saldanha should have stopped the shot. Adilson de Alcântara 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. Esperança FC's Fabiano Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Babür Kongurtay in the 71st minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Dragões Barbudos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luís de Moraes came free, but Daniel Chaves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Chaves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adilson de Alcântara in the 76th minute of play. Daniel Chaves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís de Moraes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Chaves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís de Moraes's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Daniel Chaves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adilson de Alcântara in the 85th minute of play. Daniel Chaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís de Moraes in the 86th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 88 minutes, Fabiano Saldanha successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Daniel Chaves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís de Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Esperança FC's Fabiano Saldanha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Esperança FC from getting a goal against them. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Esperança FC were victorious despite being under pressure from Dragões Barbudos FC for much of the match.