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Spectators: 6800 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) banda lusa fc's Almiro Vidigal 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. If Luís Bessa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ramiro Mourato sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 8 minutes, Nuno Pimentel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VINGADORES.FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nuno Pimentel 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 10th match minute, banda lusa fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henrique Lages to maneuver through the defense. Marcos Bandeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Pimentel, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. VINGADORES.FC's Caetano Junqueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Almiro Vidigal in the 15th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Almiro Vidigal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Caetano Junqueira was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Ramiro Mourato sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Luís Bessa managed to get in a good position for a shot. banda lusa fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Bessa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Caetano Junqueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 25 minutes into the match, Luís Bessa notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of VINGADORES.FC's Caetano Junqueira. Caetano Junqueira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Almiro Vidigal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 35th match minute, VINGADORES.FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgílio Vilela to maneuver through the defense. Caetano Junqueira was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Caio Borba. An unexpectedly hard shot by Almiro Vidigal in the 39th minute of play forced VINGADORES.FC's goalkeeper Caetano Junqueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos Bandeira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ramiro Mourato went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ramiro Mourato made a kick off. banda lusa fc's Henrique Lages got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When banda lusa fc's Luís Bessa in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye VINGADORES.FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 60th minute of the match Caio Borba sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Caetano Junqueira skillfully saved the ball. If Almiro Vidigal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. banda lusa fc's Luís Bessa got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Almiro Vidigal's late challenge caught a VINGADORES.FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Almiro Vidigal helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to banda lusa fc getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Almiro Vidigal hit a great ball. When Ramiro Mourato came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the VINGADORES.FC 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 Ramiro Mourato couldn't finish the play. If Luís Bessa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luís Bessa in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Caetano Junqueira saved VINGADORES.FC from getting behind. After some careless play in the VINGADORES.FC defense, Henrique Lages kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Caetano Junqueira. The VINGADORES.FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Caetano Junqueira should have stopped the shot. VINGADORES.FC's Ramiro Mourato got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. banda lusa fc had won after a very even match.