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Vareiros
Spectators: 7200 (Terracing: 5200, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Raimundo Salgado made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Ferenc van Nistelrooij's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Liviu Bădiță was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. In the 9th minute, Bonifacio Aznar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Liviu Bădiță was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Yusuf Ziya Sertaç made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raimundo Salgado in the 12th minute of play. When Normando Lages fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored S.João de Areias's protests and gave Normando Lages a yellow card for diving instead. In the 14th minute, one of S.João de Areias: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 S.João de Areias. Filipe Pimenta made in the 20th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Vareiros FC's Craig Crowley. 21 minutes into the match, S.João de Areias's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Salgado came free, but Yusuf Ziya Sertaç reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bonifacio Aznar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Liviu Bădiță read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Ferenc van Nistelrooij received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Liviu Bădiță tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. S.João de Areias's Yusuf Ziya Sertaç played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raimundo Salgado in the 42nd minute of play. Raimundo Salgado in the 42ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Yusuf Ziya Sertaç, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Eric Gudmundsson kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Ferenc van Nistelrooij sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the last second Liviu Bădiță throw himself and got hold of the ball when Bonifacio Aznar in the 63rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 63rd minute, Alexandre Assunção hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Liviu Bădiță made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fatih Tekke in the 74th minute. Emanuel Travassos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raimundo Salgado struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Yusuf Ziya Sertaç didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vareiros FC. Torcato Boaventura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88th minute, Alexandre Assunção hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Vareiros FC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Siro Oro hit a great ball. The Vareiros FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.