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Valdoia
Spectators: 6676 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 0) 14 minutes into the match, Valdoia's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Azevedo came free, but Albertino Moniz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute, Manuel Azevedo 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. SC Castainco's Cristiano Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonçalo Pires in the 21st minute of play. Valdoia:s Albertino Moniz showed great skill when he stopped Marco Martins:s penalty. 30 minutes into the match, Marco Martins notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Valdoia's Albertino Moniz. Albertino Moniz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. SC Castainco's Manuel Azevedo got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 37th minute, Nuno Gueifão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valdoia's Gonçalo Pires got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Armindo Sá sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Gonçalo Pires managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valdoia's supporters rose to their feet, but Gonçalo Pires was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristiano Carvalho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gonçalo Pires was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Jaime Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valdoia's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaime Almeida was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristiano Carvalho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 67 minutes into the game, António Delgado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Castainco's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Valdoia the free kick. A collision led to SC Castainco getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. António Delgado hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the match, SC Castainco's Manuel Azevedo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Albertino Moniz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Manuel Azevedo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Albertino Moniz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Alfredo Amaro's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Albertino Moniz firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience was convinced that Jaime Almeida's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristiano Carvalho was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Castainco's goalkeeper Cristiano Carvalho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 93rd minute Jaime Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 96 minutes, Armindo Sá mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Castainco and the Valdoia players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 96 played minutes SC Castainco got a freekick which was hit by Armindo Sá. Rui Costa was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 97th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SC Castainco eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.