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Spectators: 7229 (Terracing: 5423, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Miguel Amaral made the kick off and thus started the match. Miguel Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raimundo Gouveia having to interfere. Jorge Malta kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in O Varzinense F.C.'s zone, Adolfo Machado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raimundo Gouveia came out of the goal and Adolfo Machado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Miguel Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raimundo Gouveia having to interfere. Raimundo Gouveia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adolfo Machado in the 11th minute of the match. The supporters of Bucaco FC booed when O Varzinense F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Belchior Calçada didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Raul Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 15 minutes into the game, one of Bucaco FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Rubim Sequeira shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Bucaco FC's Lúcio Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasco Simões in the 19th minute of play. Lúcio Barros stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vasco Simões's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. In the 21st minute, Mariano Macedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raimundo Gouveia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolfo Machado, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Hildeberto Jesus's late challenge caught a Bucaco FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hildeberto Jesus helped the player get up and apologised. Hildeberto Jesus kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Miguel Amaral managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bucaco FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Miguel Amaral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raimundo Gouveia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Adolfo Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the O Varzinense F.C. defense, Miguel Amaral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Raimundo Gouveia. The O Varzinense F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Raimundo Gouveia should have stopped the shot. In the 33rd minute Adolfo Machado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raimundo Gouveia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adolfo Machado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raimundo Gouveia having to interfere. Miguel Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Amaral in the 44th minute of play forced O Varzinense F.C.'s goalkeeper Raimundo Gouveia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Miguel Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adolfo Machado succeeded in the game's 48th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vasco Simões made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Bucaco FC's Adolfo Machado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Raimundo Gouveia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Maia in the 56th minute of play forced Bucaco FC's goalkeeper Lúcio Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 57 minutes, Raimundo Gouveia successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 62 minutes of play O Varzinense F.C.'s Hildeberto Jesus was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Hildeberto Jesus kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Miguel Amaral reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Raimundo Gouveia. The goal made the score 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in O Varzinense F.C.'s zone, Miguel Amaral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raimundo Gouveia came out of the goal and Miguel Amaral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Miguel Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 73 minutes into the match, Adolfo Machado notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of O Varzinense F.C.'s Raimundo Gouveia. Raimundo Gouveia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, O Varzinense F.C.'s Jorge Malta got a free kick in the 76th minute. A hard shot by Raul Pinho from long distance, 77 minutes into the match, got Raimundo Gouveia's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 83rd minute, Adolfo Machado fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Amaral in the 85th minute of play forced O Varzinense F.C.'s goalkeeper Raimundo Gouveia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Bucaco FC's zone, Mauro Maia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lúcio Barros came out of the goal and Mauro Maia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Miguel Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 98 minutes, Adolfo Machado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bucaco FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adolfo Machado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match was over Bucaco FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than O Varzinense F.C. throughout the match.