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Spectators: 7120 (Terracing: 5442, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Armando Tinoco started the match with the kick off. Armando Tinoco got in the 4th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Leonardo Saldanha handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The supporters of ALVINEGRO.LHP booed when Petunia EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edvaldo Torres didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Petunia EC's Armandinho Vergílio in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ALVINEGRO.LHP's goalie prevented a goal. ALVINEGRO.LHP's Victor Cerezo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armandinho Vergílio in the 12th minute of play. Armandinho Vergílio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kiko Proença sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 21 minutes into the match, Petunia EC's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Tinoco came free, but Leonardo Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Armando Tinoco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonardo Saldanha was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. In the 27th minute Armando Tinoco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Armandinho Vergílio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victor Cerezo was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Kiko Proença scored 0-1 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Victor Cerezo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 34 minutes, Marquinhos Velasco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ALVINEGRO.LHP and the Petunia EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dadá Saldanha's late challenge caught a Petunia EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dadá Saldanha helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in ALVINEGRO.LHP fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 35th minute. Penalty! Victor Cerezo went to the wrong direction when Horácio Maia was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After the first half Petunia EC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After having played for 52 minutes, Ademar Nogueira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ALVINEGRO.LHP's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ademar Nogueira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Leonardo Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Tinoco, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Kiko Proença received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Victor Cerezo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Virgílio Figueiredo hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. ALVINEGRO.LHP's Victor Cerezo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save ALVINEGRO.LHP from getting a goal against them. Victor Cerezo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armandinho Vergílio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th match minute, Petunia EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mateus de Almeida to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute Ademar Nogueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ALVINEGRO.LHP's Ademar Nogueira got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After having played for 75 minutes, Kiko Proença managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Petunia EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kiko Proença was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ALVINEGRO.LHP's Armando Tinoco got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armandinho Vergílio in the 81st minute of play forced ALVINEGRO.LHP's goalkeeper Victor Cerezo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ALVINEGRO.LHP's Victor Cerezo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armandinho Vergílio in the 87th minute of play. Kiko Proença fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victor Cerezo having to interfere. Armandinho Vergílio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Victor Cerezo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Petunia EC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.