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Mariquiteira
Spectators: 7979 (Terracing: 5985, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Durval Cardoso started the match with the kick off. Joel Moutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emílio Bezerra having to interfere. Hermínio Vidal was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 5 minutes into the match. The goalkeeper, Emílio Bezerra, was totally fooled by Rua da Pinga's Marcos Conde, who 7 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Emílio Bezerra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Conde in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Hélder Brochado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joel Moutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Rua da Pinga getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Luís Paixão hit a great ball. Hélder Brochado's late challenge caught a Rua da Pinga's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hélder Brochado helped the player get up and apologised. Hélder Brochado hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Durval Cardoso put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Emílio Bezerra. Adérito Vilaça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélder Brochado in the 25th minute of play. After having played for 29 minutes, Durval Cardoso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rua da Pinga's supporters crossed their fingers, but Durval Cardoso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 31st minute, Rua da Pinga's Durval Cardoso dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. 38 minutes into the match, MTK's goalkeeper Emílio Bezerra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joel Moutinho. Durval Cardoso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Emílio Bezerra made a huge save. Marcos Conde's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emílio Bezerra read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. Porfírio Marinho hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Porfírio Marinho to strike the kick off in the second half. Durval Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carlos Santiago's late challenge caught a Rua da Pinga's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlos Santiago helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to MTK getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Carlos Santiago hit a great ball. Emílio Bezerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Paixão in the 57th minute of the match. Edgar Caires kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. After having played for 61 minutes, Carlos Santiago managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MTK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carlos Santiago was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 64th minute Joel Moutinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emílio Bezerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Joel Moutinho notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of MTK's Emílio Bezerra. Emílio Bezerra was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Joel Moutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emílio Bezerra having to interfere. In the 74th minute, Júlio Fragoso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rua da Pinga fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Júlio Fragoso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rua da Pinga's supporters rose to their feet, but Júlio Fragoso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emílio Bezerra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Rua da Pinga booed when MTK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hélder Brochado didn't get a good kick on the ball. MTK's Emílio Bezerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Durval Cardoso in the 90th minute of play. Hélder Brochado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hélder Brochado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adérito Vilaça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hélder Brochado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.