League

Estadio Douro
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hélio Pestana got the match started through his kick off. Alexandre Fraga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Moniz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Couves do Douro getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Nuno Palha hit a great ball. Ricardo Pedroso took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alexandre Fraga. Couves do Douro's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 9th match minute, Couves do Douro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Trigueiro to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Eidos FC's Filipe Nunes got a free kick in the 11th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Couves do Douro's Augusto Carvalheira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luís Pires narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Couves do Douro's Rúben Fragoso got a free kick in the 15th minute. Alexandre Fraga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexandre Ferreira's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Eidos FC's Filipe Nunes suffered a sore thigh after 21 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After a rather tough play, Couves do Douro's Valdemar Rocha got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Alexandre Fraga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Moniz, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Hélio Pestana's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Luís Pires skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 55th minute Alfredo Moniz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Fraga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Alcino Freitas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Pires. Eidos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alcino Freitas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. During the 61st minute of the match Valdemar Rocha completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Valdemar Rocha a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Valdemar Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. A collision led to Couves do Douro getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Abílio Lucena hit a great ball. If Augusto Carvalheira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hélio Pestana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Pires having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rúben Fragoso during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alexandre Fraga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Pedroso in the 73rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Hélio Pestana managed to get in a good position for a shot. Couves do Douro's supporters rose to their feet, but Hélio Pestana was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luís Pires breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luís Pires stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hélio Pestana's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. In the 88th match minute, Couves do Douro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Trigueiro to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Couves do Douro booed when Eidos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastião Barros didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute of the match Augusto Carvalheira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luís Pires showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.