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Spectators: 8513 (Terracing: 6385, Seating: 1958, VIP seats: 170) Fyers United's Reuben Allwright started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Germano Vilaverde fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Malta having to interfere. Sandro Gentil kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Altino Bettencourt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Placidi, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Fyers United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bruno Placidi in the 18th minute. In the 20th minute Bruno Placidi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Altino Bettencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuno Malta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francesco Totti in the 23rd minute of play. When Sérgio Amado fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dimond FC's protests and gave Sérgio Amado a yellow card for diving instead. Sérgio Amado hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After having played for 26 minutes, Reuben Allwright managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fyers United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Reuben Allwright was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Altino Bettencourt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Placidi, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Fyers United's zone, Francesco Totti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nuno Malta came out of the goal and Francesco Totti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Szymon Szostak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Malta having to interfere. With his leg Altino Bettencourt managed to avoid a goal in the 37thth minute, when Fyers United's Reuben Allwright fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Reuben Allwright's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Altino Bettencourt firmly grabbed it by the left post. Nuno Malta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Germano Vilaverde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute Francesco Totti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Malta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Germano Vilaverde fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dimond FC's protests and gave Germano Vilaverde a yellow card for diving instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Germano Vilaverde made the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes Fyers United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aslan Turk who took care of the corner kick. Dimond FC's Aslan Turk was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nuno Malta in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 57th minute Bruno Placidi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Altino Bettencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute, Jorge Rangel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute, Reuben Allwright made a precise shot to the right of Altino Bettencourt. Dimond FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Comunardo Ferrara might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Altino Bettencourt. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Comunardo Ferrara ran back to his position shaking his head. Altino Bettencourt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Placidi in the 69th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francesco Totti in the 71st minute of play forced Fyers United's goalkeeper Nuno Malta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nuno Malta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Germano Vilaverde in the 75th minute. Fyers United made a substitution. Fabrício Viegas replaced Delfim Águas. In the 78th minute Dimond FC were awarded a corner. Aslan Turk went to the cornerflag to take it. Aslan Turk made a great header on Dimond FC's corner, it was just that Fyers United's Nuno Malta managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience was convinced that Reuben Allwright's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Altino Bettencourt was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Dimond FC's Leonardo Viveiros was substituted for Francesco Totti. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonardo Viveiros got free with Nuno Malta in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Dimond FC's Leonardo Viveiros in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fyers United's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonardo Viveiros got free with Nuno Malta in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Fyers United fans cheered their team off the field, for while Dimond FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.