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Saborosa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marcelo Madeira made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 6 minutes, Marcelo Madeira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Saborosa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcelo Madeira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. S.C. Panda's Valter Loureiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Madeira in the 8th minute of play. Paulo Curado hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. SC Saborosa's Jorge Estrela got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 15th minute, Paulo Curado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valter Loureiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Madeira in the 16th minute of play. Valter Loureiro was a little too slow when Marcelo Madeira got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 20th minute. The score was now 1-0. Valter Loureiro was a little too slow when Hipólito Lessa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 26th minute. The score was now 2-0. After a rather tough play, SC Saborosa's Hipólito Lessa got a free kick in the 29th minute. With an all-out effort, SC Saborosa's Valter Loureiro threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marcelo Madeira, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 34th minute, Armando Baião hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute, Marcelo Madeira 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. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind S.C. Panda's goalkeeper Valter Loureiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. S.C. Panda's Valter Loureiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Madeira in the 43rd minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aquilino Santiago to make the kick off. SC Saborosa's Jorge Estrela got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Armando Baião hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. If Jorge Estrela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Olavo Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aquilino Santiago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jorge Estrela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valter Loureiro having to interfere. Valter Loureiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Estrela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 87 played minutes S.C. Panda got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Curado. After having played for 87 minutes, Marcelo Madeira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Saborosa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcelo Madeira 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 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind S.C. Panda's goalkeeper Valter Loureiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Jorge Estrela's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valter Loureiro was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. When José Godinho fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Saborosa's protests and gave José Godinho a yellow card for diving instead. In the 96th minute, José Godinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Laureano Quadros took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Olavo Nunes. Olavo Nunes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. SC Saborosa's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.