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Des. António Reis
Spectators: 10942 (Terracing: 8208, Seating: 2516, VIP seats: 218) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zoltán Tálas got the match started through his kick off. Aras Görkem Kaymaz hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Mateus Martins took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nicolás Tauber. MZ Fénix's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jānis Blūms in the 6th minute of play forced MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Nicolás Tauber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MZ Fénix's Nicolás Tauber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jānis Blūms in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Adalberto Viegas notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of KINGS FC's Leal Simões. Leal Simões was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nicolás Tauber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jānis Blūms, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zoltán Tálas got free with Nicolás Tauber in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, MZ Fénix's Nicolás Tauber got control of the ball when Zoltán Tálas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nicolás Tauber made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zoltán Tálas in the 26th minute. Nicolás Tauber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jānis Blūms in the 28th minute of the match. Nicolás Tauber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Szumlanski in the 31st minute of play. Vygantas Petrošius kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. MZ Fénix's Basilio Ovando managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Otto Sosa in the 44 minute of the game. After 45 played minutes KINGS FC got a freekick which was hit by Aquilino Ponte. The KINGS FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. MZ Fénix were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Adalberto Viegas made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Adalberto Viegas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leal Simões was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. In the 59th match minute, MZ Fénix was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomasz Waldoch to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the game, Otto Sosa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KINGS FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MZ Fénix the free kick. Otto Sosa hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. The supporters of KINGS FC booed when MZ Fénix was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolas Balsemão didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to MZ Fénix getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Nicolas Balsemão hit a great ball. Vygantas Petrošius's late challenge caught a KINGS FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vygantas Petrošius helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of KINGS FC booed when MZ Fénix was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vygantas Petrošius didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicolás Tauber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zoltán Tálas in the 73rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Valadão in the 74th minute of play forced MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Nicolás Tauber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to KINGS FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Gökmen Tanbey hit a great ball. Adalberto Viegas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leal Simões having to interfere. MZ Fénix made a substitution. Cai Yuan Yuan replaced Adalberto Viegas. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Cai Yuan Yuan managed to get in a good position for a shot. MZ Fénix's supporters rose to their feet, but Cai Yuan Yuan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leal Simões breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. MZ Fénix's Nicolás Tauber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zoltán Tálas in the 90th minute of play. In the 94th minute Cássio Calçada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolás Tauber saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zoltán Tálas in the 96th minute of play forced MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Nicolás Tauber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched MZ Fénix eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.