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VALENCIANO
Spectators: 7281 (Terracing: 5463, Seating: 1674, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Simão Pena got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Possante de Jacó booed when VALENÇA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hermínio Pinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luiz Gustavo Sarmento's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 12thth minute, Lucas Rezende skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. José Augusto Sabóia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Augusto Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Zé Augusto Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. José Augusto Sabóia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. VALENÇA FC's José Augusto Sabóia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simão Pena in the 21st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Simão Pena managed to get in a good position for a shot. Possante de Jacó's supporters rose to their feet, but Simão Pena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Augusto Sabóia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zé Augusto Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Augusto Sabóia having to interfere. When VALENÇA FC's Cristian Custódio in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Possante de Jacó's goalie prevented a goal. Lucas Rezende made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Custódio in the 35th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 36th minute of the game. One of Possante de Jacó:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of VALENÇA FC:s goal. José Augusto Sabóia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adelino Gaúcho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristian Custódio to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Possante de Jacó booed when VALENÇA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giovani Cardozo didn't get a good kick on the ball. VALENÇA FC's José Augusto Sabóia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simão Pena in the 55th minute of play. Zé Augusto Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. José Augusto Sabóia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Vítor Prado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simão Pena in the 69th minute of play forced VALENÇA FC's goalkeeper José Augusto Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 70 played minutes VALENÇA FC got a freekick which was hit by Filipe Nogueira. With his leg José Augusto Sabóia managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Possante de Jacó's Simão Pena fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Simão Pena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Possante de Jacó's Simão Pena got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Giovani Cardozo hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Zé Augusto Carvalho succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 81st playminute. After a rather tough play, Possante de Jacó's João Vítor Prado got a free kick in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Custódio in the 86th minute of play forced Possante de Jacó's goalkeeper Lucas Rezende to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Zé Augusto Carvalho came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Possante de Jacó 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 Zé Augusto Carvalho couldn't finish the play. Simão Pena who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 90thth minute tested the skills of José Augusto Sabóia when he managed to save the team from getting behind. José Augusto Sabóia made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Simão Pena sent off a good shot on target. 93 minutes into the match, Zé Augusto Carvalho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of José Augusto Sabóia. VALENÇA FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zé Augusto Carvalho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. When the final whistle sounded Possante de Jacó left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than VALENÇA FC.