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Estádio do Lince
Spectators: 8462 (Terracing: 6347, Seating: 1946, VIP seats: 169) With a little luck, Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez got control of the ball when Nathan De Souza tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 3rd minute, Norberto Travassos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Maia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Loukianos Livas's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. The audience was convinced that Loukianos Livas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Maia was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Armindo Maltez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nathan De Souza in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute Alcino Jesus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Maia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ponte do Carro were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after Lince FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gregório Jesus took the corner. The crowd rose to their feet as Lince FC's Nathan De Souza slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Armindo Maltez. That made the score 1-0 after 12 minutes of play. 16 minutes in the game Luís Falcão did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Rogério Palmeira. Jonathan Maia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simão Boaventura in the 17th minute of play. Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Ponte do Carro from getting a goal against them. Armindo Maltez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pierre-Antoine Brillet in the 27th minute of play. A collision led to Ponte do Carro getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Luís Falcão hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the game, Luís Falcão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ponte do Carro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lince FC the free kick. Luís Falcão kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Sandro Moutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Armindo Maltez made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Nathan De Souza sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simão Boaventura in the 46th minute of play forced Lince FC's goalkeeper Jonathan Maia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 48th minute Alcino Jesus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Maia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Loukianos Livas in the 51st minute of play forced Lince FC's goalkeeper Jonathan Maia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 52 played minutes Lince FC got a freekick which was hit by Horaţiu Cismaș. After 53 played minutes, Ponte do Carro's Gregório Jesus shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jonathan Maia came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ponte do Carro reached it. When Gregório Jesus fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ponte do Carro's protests and gave Gregório Jesus a yellow card for diving instead. After 56 played minutes Ponte do Carro got a freekick which was hit by Gregório Jesus. In the 57th minute of the match Isidoro Caldas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Armindo Maltez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Lince FC's Jonathan Maia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Lince FC from getting a goal against them. 60 minutes into the match, Nathan De Souza notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez. Armindo Maltez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loukianos Livas in the 68th minute of play forced Lince FC's goalkeeper Jonathan Maia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Lince FC's Horaţiu Cismaș got a free kick in the 69th minute. Jonathan Maia made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Gregório Jesus sent off a good shot on target. Ponte do Carro's Francisco Queirós was substituted for Luís Falcão. Jonathan Maia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Simão Boaventura in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nathan De Souza in the 79th minute of play forced Ponte do Carro's goalkeeper Armindo Maltez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the game, Loukianos Livas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Jonathan Maia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ponte do Carro's Armindo Maltez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nathan De Souza in the 93rd minute of play. In the 95th match minute, Lince FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nathan De Souza to maneuver through the defense. The Ponte do Carro supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ponte do Carro would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.