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Estadio Andao
Spectators: 6678 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 0) Álvaro Sá made the kick off and thus started the match. When David Morais fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Picoes FC's protests and gave David Morais a yellow card for diving instead. SC Andao's Eduardo Resende quite brazenly broke a throw-in by David Coimbra, made in the 4th minute of the game. In the 6th minute, Amílcar Borba fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Basílio Roquette, passed just outside the right post. A collision led to SC Andao getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Amílcar Borba hit a great ball. Xavier Gueifão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Sá, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to SC Andao getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Bruno Soares hit a great ball. If Manuel Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Picoes FC's Álvaro Sá got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 19 minutes into the game, Picoes FC's Nuno Leão nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Xavier Gueifão made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Basílio Roquette made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Manuel Soares sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Álvaro Sá in the 29th minute of play forced SC Andao's goalkeeper Xavier Gueifão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xavier Gueifão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Álvaro Sá in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasco Figueiredo in the 32nd minute of play forced SC Andao's goalkeeper Xavier Gueifão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xavier Gueifão stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Álvaro Sá's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. In the 37th match minute, Picoes FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vasco Figueiredo to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 42 minutes, Álvaro Sá managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Picoes FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Álvaro Sá was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Xavier Gueifão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Leão in the 44th minute of play. Álvaro Sá might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Xavier Gueifão. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Álvaro Sá ran back to his position shaking his head. If Eduardo Resende had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Amílcar Borba was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Picoes FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Manuel Soares was slow to take the kick. During this time SC Andao's players had a chance to rest. Manuel Soares made a great header on SC Andao's corner, it was just that Picoes FC's Basílio Roquette managed to reach the ball for a save. Vasco Figueiredo made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 55thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Xavier Gueifão would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nuno Leão got free with Xavier Gueifão in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Amílcar Borba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Amílcar Borba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SC Andao's Xavier Gueifão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Álvaro Sá in the 77th minute of play. Xavier Gueifão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Leão, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After 81 played minutes SC Andao got a freekick which was hit by Amílcar Borba. Xavier Gueifão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Álvaro Sá in the 82nd minute of play. Xavier Gueifão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Leão in the 84th minute of the match. Paulo Reis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Xavier Gueifão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th match minute, SC Andao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavier Domingues to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute, Álvaro Sá reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Xavier Gueifão. The goal made the score 0-2. In the 96th minute Álvaro Sá shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xavier Gueifão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Picoes FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.