Arena de São Miguel
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784,
Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Antonín Orlík got the match started through his kick off. Gervásio Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brandon Bayart in the 3rd minute of the match. Arcadio Buendia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Palmiro Bettencourt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Brandon Bayart in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gervásio Sousa saved Atlético Micaelense from getting behind. Klaus Van Mellart hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. 19 minutes into the match, Atlético Micaelense's goal looked a bit too open when Antonín Orlík came free, but Gervásio Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute, Cayetano Xacintu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gervásio Sousa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 24th minute Brandon Bayart shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gervásio Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute, Cayetano Xacintu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gervásio Sousa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Gervásio Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulises Gartzen, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Gervásio Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cayetano Xacintu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gervásio Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonín Orlík in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute Lu Chen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arcadio Buendia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atlético Micaelense's Gervásio Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonín Orlík in the 33rd minute of play. In the 38th minute, Lu Chen had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Eduardo Gonchan's late challenge caught a Atlético Micaelense's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eduardo Gonchan helped the player get up and apologised. Atlético Micaelense's Alcides Lobo was substituted for Lu Chen. In the 39th match minute, Grosso United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduardo Gonchan to maneuver through the defense. If Palmiro Bettencourt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gervásio Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cayetano Xacintu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 45 played minutes Atlético Micaelense got a freekick which was hit by Klaus Van Mellart. In the 46th minute, Andrei Marioara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fikri Bera shot from long distance after 47 played minutes, a shot that Gervásio Sousa with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. 48 minutes had been played when some careless play by Atlético Micaelense's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fikri Bera was slow to take the kick. During this time Grosso United's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Brandon Bayart heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
After 52 played minutes Grosso United got a freekick which was hit by Antonín Orlík. Leal Cabral hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Arcadio Buendia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klaus Van Mellart, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Arcadio Buendia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alcides Lobo, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Arcadio Buendia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alcides Lobo's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Atlético Micaelense's goalkeeper Gervásio Sousa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Grosso United's Arcadio Buendia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Palmiro Bettencourt in the 68th minute of play. Antonín Orlík had several of the Atlético Micaelense's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 69 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-3 score and a disappointed Gervásio Sousa as he didn't even see the shot coming. After 77 minutes, Vítor Resende mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atlético Micaelense and the Grosso United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 78th match minute, Atlético Micaelense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vítor Resende to maneuver through the defense. Atlético Micaelense made a substitution. Geraldo Madureira replaced Vítor Resende. In the 79th match minute, Atlético Micaelense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vítor Resende to maneuver through the defense. Gervásio Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonín Orlík, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Grosso United's Arcadio Buendia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Palmiro Bettencourt in the 90th minute of play. Arcadio Buendia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alcides Lobo, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. 93 minutes into the match, Grosso United's goal looked a bit too open when Klaus Van Mellart came free, but Arcadio Buendia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rd minute Klaus Van Mellart shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arcadio Buendia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Grosso United players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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