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Estadio Barreiro
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After having played for 3 minutes, Claudemiro Campos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Barreiro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudemiro Campos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Nivaldo Graça came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the SC Barreiro fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nivaldo Graça couldn't finish the play. Norberto Nogueiras short, quick shot in the 8thth minute got Pedro Pessoa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Paços de Ferreira's Pedro Pessoa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Paços de Ferreira from getting a goal against them. Pedro Pessoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudemiro Campos in the 16th minute of the match. Rui Guarda hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. After 19 played minutes Paços de Ferreira got a freekick which was hit by Graciano Quintanilha. When Nivaldo Graça came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the SC Barreiro fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nivaldo Graça couldn't finish the play. 26 minutes into the game, SC Barreiro's Nivaldo Graça nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Pessoa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. A collision led to Paços de Ferreira getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Valério Maciel hit a great ball. A collision led to SC Barreiro getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Rui Guarda hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the match, Claudemiro Campos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pedro Pessoa, 2-0. The audience was convinced that Nivaldo Graça's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Pessoa was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Nivaldo Graça kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pedro Pessoa. That made the score 3-0 in the 40 minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Paços de Ferreira's goalkeeper Pedro Pessoa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rubim Teixeira. Pedro Pessoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudemiro Campos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpected shot in the 48th minute by Nivaldo Graça got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Rubim Teixeira who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 48thth minute tested the skills of Pedro Pessoa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Viriato Vaz to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nivaldo Graça in the 52nd minute of play forced Paços de Ferreira's goalkeeper Pedro Pessoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute, Norberto Nogueira 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. 58 minutes into the game, SC Barreiro's Nivaldo Graça nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Pessoa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. SC Barreiro's Nivaldo Graça got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedro Pessoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nivaldo Graça in the 63rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Geraldo Cerqueira during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 66th minute Claudemiro Campos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Pessoa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Pessoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudemiro Campos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paços de Ferreira's Pedro Pessoa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubim Teixeira in the 69th minute of play. 70 minutes into the game, Viriato Vaz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Paços de Ferreira's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Barreiro the free kick. The supporters of SC Barreiro booed when Paços de Ferreira was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viriato Vaz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nivaldo Graça in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Pessoa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Abílio Curado hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute Nivaldo Graça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Pessoa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Moutinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Vaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Pessoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nivaldo Graça in the 84th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Graciano Azenha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paços de Ferreira's supporters rose to their feet, but Graciano Azenha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorge Moutinho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Claudemiro Campos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Pessoa having to interfere. When Claudemiro Campos came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the SC Barreiro fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Claudemiro Campos couldn't finish the play. There was no doubt that SC Barreiro were the better team. SC Barreiro's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.