League

Estadio Pedrulhos
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Carricos FC's Domingos Valadares 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. José Setúbal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alcino Santos in the 4th minute of the match. José Setúbal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alcino Santos in the 6th minute of play. José Setúbal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingos Valadares in the 7th minute of play. After 9 played minutes Carricos FC got a freekick which was hit by Alcino Santos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alcino Santos in the 11th minute of play forced Pedrulhos's goalkeeper José Setúbal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rui Furtado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Cruz in the 17th minute of the match. Armando Rodrigues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Rui Furtado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 28th minute by Marco Cruz got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Marco Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Artur Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lúcio Lisboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Furtado having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Carricos FC's Quintino Pinheiro got a free kick in the 43rd minute. If Marco Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marco Cruz to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Carricos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quintino Borba to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Sousa in the 53rd minute of play forced Carricos FC's goalkeeper Rui Furtado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artur Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marco Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Artur Baptista blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rui Furtado having to make a save. Artur Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Marco Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Artur Baptista came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Pedrulhos 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 Artur Baptista couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Cruz in the 72nd minute of play forced Carricos FC's goalkeeper Rui Furtado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rui Furtado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artur Baptista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Artur Baptista scored 1-0 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rui Furtado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rui Furtado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lúcio Lisboa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute, Marco Cruz made a precise shot to the right of Rui Furtado. Carricos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. In the 92ndth minute of the game Artur Baptista who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Carricos FC's Rui Furtado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Pedrulhos booed when Carricos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Quintino Pinheiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Armando Rodrigues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Furtado having to interfere. Pedrulhos's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.