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Estadio Silvares
Spectators: 8029 (Terracing: 6023, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 160) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Raul Sales made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Leça da Palmeira F.C's goalkeeper Durval Liberato had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raul Sales. Matías Vianna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Filomeno Santana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th match minute, AD FAFE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonçalo Freire to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Leça da Palmeira F.C's zone, Juliano Azenha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Durval Liberato came out of the goal and Juliano Azenha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Durval Liberato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juliano Azenha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Durval Liberato made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Raul Sales sent off a good shot on target. After 37 played minutes Leça da Palmeira F.C got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Regalado. After some careless play in the Leça da Palmeira F.C defense, Jacinto Ponte kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Durval Liberato. The Leça da Palmeira F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Durval Liberato should have stopped the shot. Filomeno Santana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matías Vianna in the 42nd minute of play. Juliano Azenha received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Durval Liberato came out and tried to block the shot, but Juliano Azenha slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 43rd minute. In the 48th minute, one of Leça da Palmeira F.C:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Leça da Palmeira F.C. Leça da Palmeira F.C:s Durval Liberato showed great skill when he stopped Jacinto Ponte:s penalty. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abel Moreno stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Matías Vianna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jacinto Ponte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Ponte in the 59th minute of play forced Leça da Palmeira F.C's goalkeeper Durval Liberato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Noel Regueira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AD FAFE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Durval Liberato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raul Sales in the 66th minute of the match. Artur Caldas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Matías Vianna kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. 73 minutes into the game, Jacinto Ponte cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Durval Liberato was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Durval Liberato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Sales, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Durval Liberato stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raul Sales's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. After having played for 86 minutes, Jacinto Ponte managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AD FAFE's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jacinto Ponte was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 97th minute, Matías Vianna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There was no doubt that AD FAFE were the better team. AD FAFE's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.