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Estadio Gondifelos
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wilson Espírito Santo started the match with the kick off. Romão Padilha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vítor Moutinho in the 3rd minute. Damião Couto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amílcar Pinheiro hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, LFC's goalkeeper Romão Padilha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vítor Moutinho. After having played for 13 minutes, Damião Couto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Damião Couto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 14 minutes, Wilson Espírito Santo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NEW OPORTO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wilson Espírito Santo 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 22nd minute, Vítor Moutinho made a precise shot to the right of Romão Padilha. LFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 26th minute, LFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Vítor Moutinho fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Damião Couto managed to get in a good position for a shot. LFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Damião Couto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 孟桦延 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Vítor Moutinho put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Romão Padilha. A collision led to NEW OPORTO getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Alexandre Seabra hit a great ball. Vítor Moutinho scored 3-0 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Romão Padilha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match clock showed 40 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Damião Couto sped through NEW OPORTO's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of 孟桦延. Rogério Balsemão hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Wilson Espírito Santo struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Romão Padilha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NEW OPORTO. In the 45th minute of the match, Vítor Moutinho got a very nice opportunity to score, but Romão Padilha was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Romão Padilha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vítor Moutinho in the 46th minute.

LFC's Romão Padilha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilson Espírito Santo in the 51st minute of play. In the 52nd minute, Rogério Balsemão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 53 minutes into the match, NEW OPORTO's Eliseu Soares sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Romão Padilha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Damião Couto managed to get in a good position for a shot. LFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Damião Couto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 孟桦延 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 67 minutes into the match, NEW OPORTO's goal looked a bit too open when Damião Couto came free, but 孟桦延 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexandre Seabra hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. 孟桦延 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Damião Couto went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Damião Couto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but 孟桦延 made a huge save. After 76 played minutes NEW OPORTO got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Miguéis. After 80 played minutes, NEW OPORTO's Gregório Miguéis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Romão Padilha came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in NEW OPORTO reached it. When Alexandre Seabra fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored NEW OPORTO's protests and gave Alexandre Seabra a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of LFC booed when NEW OPORTO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandre Seabra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Romão Padilha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilson Espírito Santo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew the final whistle, NEW OPORTO could leave the field as winners, despite LFC having more of the ball for most of the match.