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Estádio da Várzea
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Tomás Gomes made the kick off and thus started the match. After having played for 4 minutes, Reinaldo Borba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Tó Madeira's supporters crossed their fingers, but Reinaldo Borba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lucas Dionísio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sidónio Peralta in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute of the match, Fábio Ribeiro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lucas Dionísio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. FC Tó Madeira's Marcelo Brito managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Vasco Gaspar in the 12 minute of the game. António Correia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomás Gomes, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. When Sidónio Peralta came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Vera Cruz fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sidónio Peralta couldn't finish the play. After 26 minutes, Vicente Mendonça mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vera Cruz and the FC Tó Madeira players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of FC Tó Madeira booed when Vera Cruz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente Mendonça didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fábio Ribeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the game, Vasco Gaspar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vera Cruz's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Tó Madeira the free kick. After 33 played minutes Vera Cruz got a freekick which was hit by Vasco Gaspar. Lucas Dionísio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sidónio Peralta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute, Sidónio Peralta made a precise shot to the right of Lucas Dionísio. FC Tó Madeira's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. António Correia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reinaldo Borba in the 40th minute of play. Vicente Mendonça hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. A collision led to FC Tó Madeira getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Marcelo Brito hit a great ball. In the 46th minute Sidónio Peralta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas Dionísio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sidónio Peralta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lucas Dionísio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sidónio Peralta, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 52nd minute, Fábio Ribeiro made a precise shot to the right of Lucas Dionísio. FC Tó Madeira's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. António Correia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Gomes in the 60th minute of play. FC Tó Madeira's Lucas Dionísio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sidónio Peralta in the 63rd minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, FC Tó Madeira's goal looked a bit too open when Sidónio Peralta came free, but Lucas Dionísio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adriano Serpa made in the 68th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Tó Madeira's Marcelo Brito. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidónio Peralta in the 69th minute of play forced FC Tó Madeira's goalkeeper Lucas Dionísio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 72nd play minutes Sidónio Peralta shot 3-1, a short shot which went by Lucas Dionísio and just under the crossbar into goal. 74 minutes into the game, Adriano Serpa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vera Cruz's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Tó Madeira the free kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Sidónio Peralta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vera Cruz's supporters rose to their feet, but Sidónio Peralta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucas Dionísio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Sidónio Peralta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lucas Dionísio was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. FC Tó Madeira's Lucas Dionísio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sidónio Peralta in the 83rd minute of play. Tomás Gomes who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of António Correia when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 86th match minute, Vera Cruz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Mendonça to maneuver through the defense. 93 minutes into the match, FC Tó Madeira's goal looked a bit too open when Sidónio Peralta came free, but Lucas Dionísio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Filipe Serpa during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 94th minute, Filipe Serpa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hélder Nogueira didn't quite understand what happened when in the 95 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Vera Cruz were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Tó Madeira for a fine match.