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Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 10824 (Terracing: 8119, Seating: 2489, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cai Yuan Yuan started the match with the kick off. 9 minutes into the match, Barry Houghton notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of MZ Fénix's Nicolás Tauber. Nicolás Tauber was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cai Yuan Yuan might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zacarias Sesimbra. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cai Yuan Yuan ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 13th minute of play forced Dragonf⮊rcE's goalkeeper Zacarias Sesimbra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cai Yuan Yuan succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 14th playminute. In the 20th minute, Barry Houghton ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicolás Tauber was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Dragonf⮊rcE were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after MZ Fénix's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Herman Dresselbjerg took the corner. Vygantas Petrošius came free with the goalkeeper in the 25th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Zacarias Sesimbra could save by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cai Yuan Yuan got free with Zacarias Sesimbra in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rogério Leme kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Alexandre Valido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goal looked a bit too open when Barry Houghton came free, but Nicolás Tauber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37thth minute of the game Vygantas Petrošius who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dragonf⮊rcE's Zacarias Sesimbra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the MZ Fénix defense, Barry Houghton kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nicolás Tauber. The MZ Fénix fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nicolás Tauber should have stopped the shot. In the 47th minute, Barry Houghton got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.

The wind increased when Barry Houghton made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Vygantas Petrošius got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Barry Houghton struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Nicolás Tauber didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dragonf⮊rcE. 57 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zacarias Sesimbra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Barry Houghton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 58 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Nicolás Tauber had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Barry Houghton. The audience was convinced that Cai Yuan Yuan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zacarias Sesimbra was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Dragonf⮊rcE's Vivaldo Brites managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Vladimiro Granja in the 63 minute of the game. Vladimiro Granja made in the 64th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Cai Yuan Yuan however managed to control. In the 65th match minute, MZ Fénix was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aras Görkem Kaymaz to maneuver through the defense. Veríssimo Amaro got a throw-in 71 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Barry Houghton. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Ivan Nyberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. MZ Fénix's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivan Nyberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zacarias Sesimbra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. MZ Fénix's Lázaro Ramalho was substituted for Vladimiro Granja. Nicolás Tauber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barry Houghton in the 75th minute of play. Adalberto Viegas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zacarias Sesimbra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adalberto Viegas, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Adalberto Viegas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Zacarias Sesimbra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adalberto Viegas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zacarias Sesimbra having to make a save. Dragonf⮊rcE's Zacarias Sesimbra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adalberto Viegas in the 88th minute of play. Mário Jardel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.