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Spectators: 7800 (Terracing: 5851, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 155) Isac Azevedo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jerardo Zamudio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Coutinho in the 4th minute of play. 5 minutes into the game, Xavier Ribas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Valter Pinhal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isac Azevedo in the 14th minute of play forced Devils's goalkeeper Valter Pinhal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Avelino Carreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerardo Zamudio having to interfere. Xavier Ribas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st minute Xavier Ribas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valter Pinhal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Gervásio Vieira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valter Pinhal was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Valter Pinhal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isac Azevedo in the 27th minute of the match. After 28 played minutes Devils got a freekick which was hit by Igor Bezerra. If Xavier Ribas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valter Pinhal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xavier Ribas in the 31st minute of the match. Ronaldo Vilaça charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ronaldo Vilaça the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ronaldo Vilaça hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Avelino Carreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Jerardo Zamudio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Lions FC made a substitution. Hermínio Neiva replaced Hipólito Assunção. Valter Pinhal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Almiro Maia in the 54th minute of play. After 56 minutes, Avelino Carreira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Devils and the Lions FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rui Fidalgo lost his temper 60 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervásio Vieira in the 64th minute of play forced Devils's goalkeeper Valter Pinhal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute Almiro Maia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valter Pinhal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valter Pinhal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isac Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 70 minutes into the game, Lions FC's Keanu Reeves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valter Pinhal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. In the 78th minute, Igor Bezerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valter Pinhal came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Lions FC's Isac Azevedo. But to his dismay, Isac Azevedo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. If Avelino Carreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valter Pinhal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Almiro Maia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Igor Bezerra charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Igor Bezerra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 87th minute, Igor Bezerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute, Igor Bezerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Isac Azevedo scored 5-0 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Valter Pinhal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Lions FC's Jerardo Zamudio got control of the ball when Avelino Carreira tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Lions FC's Jerardo Zamudio got control of the ball when Avelino Carreira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Valter Pinhal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Keanu Reeves in the 96th minute of play. Almiro Maia took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valter Pinhal. Valter Pinhal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Lions FC fully deserved thier win.