Estadio Codeceiro
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Foia FC's Vasco Vale started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 8th minute, José Veiga 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 14th minute Vasco Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fábio Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Torres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Vicente Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vicente Fontes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miguel Magalhães in the 18th minute. Vasco Vale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fábio Barros having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, SC Codeceiro's goal looked a bit too open when Vasco Vale came free, but Fábio Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paulo Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Codeceiro's Fábio Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasco Vale in the 28th minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Paulo Torres 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 35th minute Paulo Torres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Fontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th match minute, Foia FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Veiga to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paulo Torres during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 43 minutes into the game, Foia FC's Vasco Vale nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fábio Barros made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Paulo Torres was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in SC Codeceiro's zone, Vasco Vale stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fábio Barros came out of the goal and Vasco Vale tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jorge Lima during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jorge Lima hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute Vasco Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fábio Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fábio Barros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hélder Gaspar in the 67th minute. Miguel Magalhães struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Vicente Fontes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Codeceiro. When Miguel Magalhães came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the SC Codeceiro 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 Miguel Magalhães couldn't finish the play. Emanuel Cardoso kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Vicente Fontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Torres in the 79th minute of the match. Vicente Fontes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paulo Torres went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 86thth minute of the game Vasco Vale who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Codeceiro's Fábio Barros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vasco Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Fábio Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo Torres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Vicente Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th match minute, Foia FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Cardoso to maneuver through the defense. The Foia FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Foia FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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