League

Estadio Azambujeira
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jairo Luz kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Luz in the 7th minute of play forced Azambujeira FC's goalkeeper Fabrício Malheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Óscar Cardoso succeeded in the game's 9th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. In the 13th minute, Jairo Luz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SLBasket Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After having played for 16 minutes, Saúl Castelo Branco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SLBasket Team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Saúl Castelo Branco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 18 minutes into the match, Jairo Luz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabrício Malheiro. Azambujeira FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jairo Luz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 21st minute, Óscar Cardoso made a precise shot to the right of Fabrício Malheiro. Azambujeira FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Teófilo Vasconcelos's late challenge caught a SLBasket Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teófilo Vasconcelos helped the player get up and apologised. Teófilo Vasconcelos kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. When Wilson Paiva fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SLBasket Team's protests and gave Wilson Paiva a yellow card for diving instead. In the 38th minute Paulo Vilaverde shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmo Soeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute, Jairo Luz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabrício Malheiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

Amílcar Varanda charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amílcar Varanda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of SLBasket Team booed when Azambujeira FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amílcar Varanda didn't get a good kick on the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Azambujeira FC's goalkeeper Fabrício Malheiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Óscar Cardoso. Fabrício Malheiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jairo Luz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. António Saraiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. António Saraiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Óscar Cardoso got free with Fabrício Malheiro in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Idalécio Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Óscar Cardoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Fabrício Malheiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SLBasket Team's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.