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Spectators: 6967 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 10) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pedro Moreira took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fernando Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júlio Gusmão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diego Brito could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Fernando Lopes made a huge save. The supporters of FC Arouca booed when SC Alverca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Viegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Brito got free with Fernando Lopes in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Moreira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hildeberto Malheiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, SC Alverca's Eusébio Leite sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hildeberto Malheiro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 21 minutes into the match, FC Arouca's goal looked a bit too open when Eusébio Leite came free, but Hildeberto Malheiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 25 minutes, Eusébio Leite managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Alverca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eusébio Leite was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 27thth minute of the game Pedro Moreira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Arouca's Hildeberto Malheiro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hildeberto Malheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusébio Leite in the 28th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Eusébio Leite ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hildeberto Malheiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Fernando Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júlio Gusmão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Eusébio Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 47 minutes into the match, Eusébio Leite notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of FC Arouca's Hildeberto Malheiro. Hildeberto Malheiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

Pedro Moreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Moreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eusébio Leite might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hildeberto Malheiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eusébio Leite ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in FC Arouca's zone, Pedro Moreira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hildeberto Malheiro came out of the goal and Pedro Moreira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 67th minute, Júlio Gusmão left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Arouca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedro Moreira got free with Hildeberto Malheiro in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Álvaro Borges charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Álvaro Borges the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 73rd minute, Álvaro Borges hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience held their breath when Aparício Tinoco in the 74th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Fernando Lopes's left hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eusébio Leite got free with Hildeberto Malheiro in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Moreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rd minute Diego Brito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Vasco Araújo fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Alverca's protests and gave Vasco Araújo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th minute, Vasco Araújo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Júlio Gusmão in the 97th minute of play forced SC Alverca's goalkeeper Fernando Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SC Alverca's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.