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Sardoa
Spectators: 7217 (Terracing: 5414, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fábio Anjos got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Botashak3's goalkeeper Tomás Tavares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 4 played minutes Botashak3 got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Martins. After having played for 6 minutes, Avelino Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sardoa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Avelino Almeida was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fábio Anjos in the 12th minute of play forced Sardoa's goalkeeper Márcio Loureiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Amável Vasques took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Tomás Tavares to make any attempt to save it. In the 22nd minute Vasco Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Márcio Loureiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fábio Anjos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Márcio Loureiro having to interfere. Vasco Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Márcio Loureiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vasco Martins recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 34th minute Fábio Anjos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Márcio Loureiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fábio Anjos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 43rd minute, Fábio Anjos made a precise shot to the right of Márcio Loureiro. Sardoa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Amável Vasques to strike the kick off in the second half. Tomás Tavares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Avelino Almeida went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. When Fábio Anjos came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Botashak3 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 Fábio Anjos couldn't finish the play. Vasco Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Márcio Loureiro having to interfere. Fábio Anjos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Márcio Loureiro having to interfere. If Avelino Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Botashak3's zone, Avelino Almeida stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomás Tavares came out of the goal and Avelino Almeida tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Sardoa getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Lúcio Macedo hit a great ball. In the 74th minute, Vasco Martins got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sardoa's defense didn't have a chance, in the 77th minute, when Fábio Anjos scored to the left of an out of position Márcio Loureiro, making the score, 3-2. In the 81st minute Fábio Anjos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Márcio Loureiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Avelino Almeida's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomás Tavares was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. After 87 played minutes, Botashak3's Miguel Martins shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Márcio Loureiro came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Botashak3 reached it. 88 minutes into the game, Saúl Pimentel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sardoa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Botashak3 the free kick. Saúl Pimentel kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. When Catarino Amaral fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Botashak3's protests and gave Catarino Amaral a yellow card for diving instead. Sardoa's Carlos Parente couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 95th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Botashak3.