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Spectators: 6811 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) «««Ribatexas»»»'s Olavo Toscano started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the game, Álvaro Esteves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aveiro FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave «««Ribatexas»»» the free kick. In the 3rd match minute, Aveiro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Álvaro Esteves to maneuver through the defense. Olavo Toscano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Jesus having to interfere. Haroldo Arias succeeded in the game's 8th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. 10 minutes into the game, Cláudio Fernandes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Laureano Cruz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 17 minutes into the match, Aveiro FC's Haroldo Arias sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Laureano Cruz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Haroldo Arias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Laureano Cruz was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. After 27 played minutes Aveiro FC got a freekick which was hit by Fernando Leite. Raul Jesus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Domingos Esteves in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Arias in the 32nd minute of play forced «««Ribatexas»»»'s goalkeeper Laureano Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Cláudio Fernandes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Laureano Cruz was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Cláudio Fernandes sped through «««Ribatexas»»»'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Laureano Cruz. Haroldo Arias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Laureano Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, Aveiro FC's Haroldo Arias sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Laureano Cruz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Laureano Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldo Arias, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. After the first half Aveiro FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Haroldo Arias stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Laureano Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Fernandes in the 55th minute of play. If Cláudio Fernandes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 66 in the game by Cláudio Fernandes from a close distance when the talented Laureano Cruz managed to make a qualified save. «««Ribatexas»»»'s players were relieved. With a little luck, «««Ribatexas»»»'s Laureano Cruz got control of the ball when Cláudio Fernandes tried to sneak it across the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, «««Ribatexas»»»'s goal looked a bit too open when Haroldo Arias came free, but Laureano Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute, Haroldo Arias left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Aveiro FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Laureano Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldo Arias, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Laureano Cruz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cláudio Fernandes went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. In the 81st minute, Aveiro FC's Joaquim Brito ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Laureano Cruz. Laureano Cruz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. Cláudio Fernandes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Laureano Cruz having to make a save. After 85 played minutes Haroldo Arias rounded «««Ribatexas»»»'s defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-8. Haroldo Arias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Laureano Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aveiro FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.