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Friestas
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6001, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ilídio Quaresma started the match with the kick off. Cristóvão Palma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filipe Lustosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lapas's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Normando Calçada was slow to take the kick. During this time VILACOBA SPORT CLUB's players had a chance to rest. VILACOBA SPORT CLUB's Normando Calçada was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cristóvão Palma in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A collision led to Lapas getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Belchior Simões hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Basílio Brito in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joop De Raemaekers saved VILACOBA SPORT CLUB from getting behind. When Gonçalo Gonçalves, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 18 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Joop De Raemaekers was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Filipe Lustosa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Cristóvão Palma made a huge save. 21 minutes into the match, Lapas's goal looked a bit too open when Aparício Araújo came free, but Cristóvão Palma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristóvão Palma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Caldas, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind VILACOBA SPORT CLUB's goalkeeper Joop De Raemaekers, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Gonçalo Gonçalves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joop De Raemaekers was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 31st minute, Filipe Lustosa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristóvão Palma was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Cristóvão Palma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filipe Lustosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of VILACOBA SPORT CLUB booed when Lapas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kevin Azevedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Lapas's Gonçalo Gonçalves got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 43rd minute, Aparício Araújo 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. Hilário Carmo charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hilário Carmo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of VILACOBA SPORT CLUB booed when Lapas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hilário Carmo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

In the 51st minute, Daniel Caldas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VILACOBA SPORT CLUB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filipe Lustosa in the 54th minute of play forced Lapas's goalkeeper Cristóvão Palma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aparício Araújo in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristóvão Palma saved Lapas from getting behind. A collision led to VILACOBA SPORT CLUB getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Aparício Araújo hit a great ball. Cristóvão Palma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Caldas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 66 minutes into the match, Daniel Caldas notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Lapas's Cristóvão Palma. Cristóvão Palma was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 69 minutes into the game, VILACOBA SPORT CLUB's Filipe Lustosa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristóvão Palma made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. Daniel Caldas scored 6-1 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristóvão Palma, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 78th minute, Basílio Brito 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. 80 minutes into the match, Filipe Lustosa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristóvão Palma. Lapas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Filipe Lustosa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-1. Cristóvão Palma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laureano Moura in the 85th minute of the match. The supporters of Lapas booed when VILACOBA SPORT CLUB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laureano Moura didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Caldas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Cristóvão Palma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lapas's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.