Arena de São Miguel
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128,
Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Palmiro Bettencourt started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Palmiro Osório hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexandre Luijten, 6 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. If Klaus Van Mellart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gervásio Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pepe Bomba, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Atlético Micaelense's goal looked a bit too open when Pepe Bomba came free, but Gervásio Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, FC Beatriz 08's goalkeeper Eurico lago had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lu Chen. Eurico lago stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lu Chen's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Lu Chen in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Eurico lago, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Palmiro Bettencourt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eurico lago having to make a save. Eurico lago made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lu Chen in the 31st minute. The supporters of FC Beatriz 08 booed when Atlético Micaelense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Klaus Van Mellart didn't get a good kick on the ball. Atlético Micaelense's Gervásio Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pepe Bomba in the 38th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lu Chen got free with Eurico lago in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 44th minute Barto Sánchez 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. Eurico lago made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lu Chen in the 46th minute.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pepe Bomba made a kick off. Gervásio Sousa stood somewhat misplaced when Pepe Bomba came free in front of goal and shot 0-1 to the left of him in the 54 minute. Eurico lago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lu Chen in the 57th minute of the match. After 58 minutes FC Beatriz 08's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fabrício Coelho who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Lu Chen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Eurico lago quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexandre Luijten got free with Gervásio Sousa in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 61st minute, Lu Chen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlético Micaelense fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 69 minutes into the match, FC Beatriz 08's goal looked a bit too open when Palmiro Bettencourt came free, but Eurico lago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eurico lago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Palmiro Bettencourt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70thth minute of the game Lu Chen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Beatriz 08's Eurico lago was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eurico lago came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Atlético Micaelense's Lu Chen. But to his dismay, Lu Chen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. The audience was convinced that Lu Chen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eurico lago was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Eurico lago showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lu Chen, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute 杨国洲 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eurico lago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the FC Beatriz 08 defense, 杨国洲 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eurico lago. The FC Beatriz 08 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eurico lago should have stopped the shot. In the 93rd minute Lu Chen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eurico lago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FC Beatriz 08's zone, Lu Chen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eurico lago came out of the goal and Lu Chen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gervásio Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pepe Bomba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Atlético Micaelense fans cheered their team off the field, for while FC Beatriz 08 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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