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Estádio Nascentes
Spectators: 7135 (Terracing: 5353, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 141) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zeca Neves took the kick off in the first half of the match. Adelino Gaspar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osvaldinho Veloso, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. After a rather tough play, Canarias SC's João Paulo Pimenta got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute of the match Maurício Vale shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fernando Azevedo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. João Paulo Pimenta hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Durval Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adelino Gaspar having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, MERCOPLASA F.C's Zeca Neves sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fernando Azevedo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 19thth minute of the game Zeca Neves who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Canarias SC's Fernando Azevedo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Zeca Neves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fernando Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeca Neves, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. When Canarias SC's Claudinei Guedes in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MERCOPLASA F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Adelino Gaspar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osvaldinho Veloso, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 38thth minute of the game Claudinei Guedes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MERCOPLASA F.C's Adelino Gaspar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 39th minute, Osvaldinho Veloso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Canarias SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. If Cacá do Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Osvaldinho Veloso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Canarias SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Osvaldinho Veloso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adelino Gaspar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Claudinei Guedes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Adelino Gaspar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Osvaldinho Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Canarias SC's Fernando Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giuseppe Moreira in the 55th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Canarias SC's goal looked a bit too open when Zeca Neves came free, but Fernando Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 58 minutes into the game, MERCOPLASA F.C's Giuseppe Moreira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fernando Azevedo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Giuseppe Moreira managed to get in a good position for a shot. MERCOPLASA F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Giuseppe Moreira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernando Azevedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 64 minutes into the game, MERCOPLASA F.C's Zeca Neves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fernando Azevedo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeca Neves in the 66th minute of play forced Canarias SC's goalkeeper Fernando Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th match minute, MERCOPLASA F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giuseppe Moreira to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, MERCOPLASA F.C's Giuseppe Moreira got a free kick in the 70th minute. Zeca Neves scored 3-2 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fernando Azevedo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Adelino Gaspar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Osvaldinho Veloso in the 80th minute. 82 minutes into the match, Canarias SC's goal looked a bit too open when Zeca Neves came free, but Fernando Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Osvaldinho Veloso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adelino Gaspar having to interfere. Adelino Gaspar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinei Guedes in the 89th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Canarias SC's Claudinei Guedes ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Adelino Gaspar. Adelino Gaspar yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-3. Claudinei Guedes's late challenge caught a MERCOPLASA F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Claudinei Guedes helped the player get up and apologised. Claudinei Guedes hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match.