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Estadio Aveloso
Spectators: 6681 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Antero Lencastre got the match started through his kick off. Xavier Figueiredo's late challenge caught a SC Preladas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xavier Figueiredo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to SC Aveloso getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Xavier Figueiredo hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Joaquim Macedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Telmo Tavares was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, SC Preladas's Alfredo Brás got a free kick in the 9th minute. The supporters of SC Aveloso booed when SC Preladas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adolfo Horta didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 19th minute, Joaquim Macedo 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. Telmo Tavares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquim Macedo in the 24th minute of play. The SC Aveloso fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when SC Aveloso's Lourenço Paredes looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. SC Aveloso's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joaquim Amaral in the 31st minute. The corner ended in Joaquim Amaral almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SC Preladas's Telmo Tavares did a great save. After having played for 33 minutes, Silvano Rangel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Preladas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Silvano Rangel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joaquim Macedo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 37thth minute, Telmo Tavares skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Lourenço Paredes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Telmo Tavares having to interfere. Rúben Cerqueira hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Telmo Tavares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lourenço Paredes in the 43rd minute. 44 minutes into the game, Alfredo Brás was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Preladas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Aveloso the free kick. Alfredo Brás kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Lourenço Paredes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Telmo Tavares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Joaquim Macedo made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Joaquim Macedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Telmo Tavares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Joaquim Macedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Telmo Tavares was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Ilídio Teixeira kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lourenço Paredes in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Telmo Tavares saved SC Preladas from getting behind. After 63 played minutes SC Aveloso got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Almeida. When Rúben Cerqueira came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the SC Preladas 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 Rúben Cerqueira couldn't finish the play. In the 67th minute, SC Aveloso's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Silvano Rangel fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Antero Lencastre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandre Silva having to interfere. Telmo Tavares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joaquim Macedo's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. If Silvano Rangel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 80 minutes into the game, Delfim Quadros was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Preladas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Aveloso the free kick. In the 80th minute, Delfim Quadros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 88 minutes, Joaquim Macedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Aveloso's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joaquim Macedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 89 minutes into the game, Lourenço Paredes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Telmo Tavares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 96 minutes, Adolfo Horta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Preladas and the SC Aveloso players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to SC Preladas getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Adolfo Horta hit a great ball. SC Preladas's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.