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Maia
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Josué Amaral made the kick off which started today's match. Baltazar Santana did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Luís Eduardo das Neves 4 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlinhos Silva during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Freixal's Carlinhos Silva got a free kick in the 7th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Freixal's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo das Neves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Baltazar Santana. Luís Eduardo das Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josué Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Luís Eduardo das Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josué Amaral in the 12th minute of the match. If Elder Palmeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Pedro de Godoi scored 2-0 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luís Eduardo das Neves, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luís Eduardo das Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josué Amaral in the 24th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, José Pedro de Godoi took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Luís Eduardo das Neves to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of Freixal booed when Maia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Almir Melo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36th minute, Elder Palmeira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emanuel Motta was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Percival Pimenta struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Emanuel Motta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Freixal. Luís Eduardo das Neves made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Baltazar Santana sent off a good shot on target. Rui Tavares hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, Maia's Luís Eduardo das Neves threw himself towards the right post 47 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Josué Amaral, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Elder Palmeira to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute José Pedro de Godoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Eduardo das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Pedro de Godoi in the 54th minute of play forced Freixal's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo das Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Freixal booed when Maia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Almir Melo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Elder Palmeira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Freixal's supporters rose to their feet, but Elder Palmeira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuel Motta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emanuel Motta made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Percival Pimenta sent off a good shot on target. Elder Palmeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luís Eduardo das Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renan Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute José Pedro de Godoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Eduardo das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emanuel Motta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elder Palmeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luís Eduardo das Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renan Damião in the 81st minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Freixal's goal looked a bit too open when José Pedro de Godoi came free, but Luís Eduardo das Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Freixal's goal looked a bit too open when Baltazar Santana came free, but Luís Eduardo das Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Eduardo das Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Pedro de Godoi in the 89th minute of play. After some careless play in the Freixal defense, Baltazar Santana kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luís Eduardo das Neves. The Freixal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luís Eduardo das Neves should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Maia had won after a very even match.