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F.C.Porto
Spectators: 6663 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rodrigo Simões took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vasco Nogueira hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Daniel Anjos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacob Bessa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 4 played minutes F.C.Porto got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Gaspar. Celso Calado took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Daniel Anjos. F.C.Porto's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Artur Vieira hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Artur Vieira kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. F.C.Porto's José Araújo got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 24th match minute, F.C.Porto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Araújo to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute Celso Calado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Anjos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alcides Loureiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Daniel Anjos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Anjos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacob Bessa in the 32nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Rodrigo Simões managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C.Porto's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodrigo Simões was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zacarias Leitão breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ricardo Araújo struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Zacarias Leitão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C.Porto. Rodrigo Simões fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zacarias Leitão having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Araújo got free with Zacarias Leitão in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alcides Loureiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vítor Jesus hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Zacarias Leitão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Araújo in the 57th minute of the match. In the 60thth minute of the game Rodrigo Simões who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CONLELAS FC's Zacarias Leitão was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Alcides Loureiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 69th minute Ricardo Araújo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zacarias Leitão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodrigo Simões received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Zacarias Leitão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Rodrigo Simões had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zacarias Leitão. CONLELAS FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rodrigo Simões was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. A collision led to F.C.Porto getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Hugo Cruz hit a great ball. F.C.Porto's defense didn't have a chance, in the 87th minute, when Alcides Loureiro scored to the left of an out of position Daniel Anjos, making the score, 2-1. Jacob Bessa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Anjos having to interfere. In the 92nd match minute, F.C.Porto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Araújo to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute of the match Celso Calado sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Daniel Anjos skillfully saved the ball. F.C.Porto's Daniel Anjos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alcides Loureiro in the 95th minute of play. There was no doubt that F.C.Porto were the better team. F.C.Porto's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.