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Rocheira
Spectators: 6681 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Horácio Mourão got the match started through his kick off. Vicente Veiga struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Éder Mourão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Rocheira. 5 minutes into the game, SC Rocheira's Fábio Pinheiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Éder Mourão made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in SC Rocheira's zone, Horácio Mourão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugo Carvalho came out of the goal and Horácio Mourão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fábio Pinheiro got free with Éder Mourão in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horácio Mourão in the 21st minute of play forced SC Rocheira's goalkeeper Hugo Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, SC Rocheira's Júlio Azevedo got a free kick in the 21st minute. 25 minutes into the match, Horácio Mourão notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of SC Rocheira's Hugo Carvalho. Hugo Carvalho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. SC Rocheira's Hugo Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Anjos in the 31st minute of play. In the 37th minute, Sandro Gaspar fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Éder Mourão, passed just outside the right post. After a rather tough play, sc udcc's Gaspar Moutinho got a free kick in the 38th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sandro Gaspar during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience was convinced that Leonel Anjos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hugo Carvalho was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Sandro Gaspar made the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes of play, sc udcc's Leonel Anjos made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hugo Carvalho was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 66 played minutes SC Rocheira got a freekick which was hit by Filipe Luz. With a little luck, SC Rocheira's Hugo Carvalho got control of the ball when Leonel Anjos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 69th match minute, SC Rocheira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Veiga to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute, Leonel Anjos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hugo Carvalho was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Leonel Anjos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to sc udcc getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Gaspar Moutinho hit a great ball. The supporters of SC Rocheira booed when sc udcc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Palmiro Poças didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fábio Pinheiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Éder Mourão having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandro Gaspar in the 85th minute of play forced sc udcc's goalkeeper Éder Mourão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fábio Pinheiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 91 minutes into the match, sc udcc's goal looked a bit too open when Fábio Pinheiro came free, but Éder Mourão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to SC Rocheira getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Luís Anjos hit a great ball. The sc udcc players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.