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Cruzes
Spectators: 6681 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jaime Pinto started the match with the kick off. Filipe Moutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 5th minute, Gaspar Leal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filipe Moutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diogo Torres having to interfere. Filipe Moutinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Diogo Torres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Nuno Paiva ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. David Pacheco was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 21st minute, Nuno Paiva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Cruzes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Filipe Moutinho managed to get in a good position for a shot. OPO Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Filipe Moutinho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diogo Torres breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 32nd minute, Nuno Paiva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Cruzes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. SC Cruzes's Nuno Paiva got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nuno Leiria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Diogo Torres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nuno Paiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Pacheco having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nuno Leiria made a kick off. David Pacheco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaspar Leal in the 54th minute of play. Nuno Leiria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diogo Torres having to interfere. Diogo Torres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Leiria in the 58th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexandre Gaspar during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of OPO Futebol Clube booed when SC Cruzes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandre Gaspar didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Jaime Pinto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but David Pacheco was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. David Pacheco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Paiva in the 68th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, OPO Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Pinto came free, but David Pacheco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Filipe Moutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 78 minutes into the match, SC Cruzes's goal looked a bit too open when Nuno Leiria came free, but Diogo Torres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gaspar Leal charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gaspar Leal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, SC Cruzes's Gaspar Leal got a free kick in the 79th minute. Alexandre Gaspar was shown his second yellow card after 81 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Joaquim Moreira charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joaquim Moreira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 85th minute, Joaquim Moreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Leiria in the 90th minute of play forced SC Cruzes's goalkeeper Diogo Torres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Nuno Paiva notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of OPO Futebol Clube's David Pacheco. David Pacheco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in OPO Futebol Clube's zone, Jorge Vaz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. David Pacheco came out of the goal and Jorge Vaz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. SC Cruzes were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of OPO Futebol Clube for a fine match.