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Lagielas
Spectators: 6656 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when André Cabral kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd match minute, Espinhosela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reginaldo Barros to maneuver through the defense. In the 4th match minute, Espinhosela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrigo Regalado to maneuver through the defense. Valter Mendonça made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Rodrigo Câmara sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to SC Lagielas getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Gregório Pedroso hit a great ball. Espinhosela were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after SC Lagielas's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Henrique Cesário took the corner. Henrique Cesário made a great header on Espinhosela's corner, it was just that SC Lagielas's Jorge Morais managed to reach the ball for a save. 20 minutes into the game, Caetano Modesto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Lagielas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Espinhosela the free kick. In the 20th minute, Caetano Modesto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute of the match Henrique Cesário shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jorge Morais showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Éder Rego had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Espinhosela's Valter Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodoro Barata in the 30th minute of play. Gusmão Soeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Morais having to interfere. Henrique Cesário placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Valter Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Cabral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to SC Lagielas getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Caetano Modesto hit a great ball. In the 49th minute of the match Espinhosela got a corner. SC Lagielas's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Henrique Cesário ran over to the corner to take the kick. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gusmão Soeiro was the one to do the kick off. After 53 played minutes Espinhosela got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo Regalado. Éder Rego could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Jorge Morais made a huge save. In the 61st minute, Éder Rego made a precise shot to the right of Jorge Morais. SC Lagielas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After having played for 64 minutes, Gusmão Soeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Espinhosela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gusmão Soeiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jorge Morais made an important save on a dangerous shot by Éder Rego in the 68th minute. After a rather tough play, SC Lagielas's Teodoro Barata got a free kick in the 68th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, André Cabral managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Lagielas's supporters rose to their feet, but André Cabral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valter Mendonça breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Rodrigo Câmara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valter Mendonça was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Éder Rego got free with Jorge Morais in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Éder Rego got free with Jorge Morais in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Éder Rego had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Jorge Morais managed to avoid a goal in the 93rdth minute, when Espinhosela's Éder Rego fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to SC Lagielas getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Caetano Modesto hit a great ball. If Éder Rego had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 98th minute the ball was on its way in behind Espinhosela's goalkeeper Valter Mendonça, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match was over Espinhosela could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than SC Lagielas throughout the match.