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Espadanedo Estadium
Spectators: 7135 (Terracing: 5353, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 141) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alex Noronha took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Márcio Baptista fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pedras's protests and gave Márcio Baptista a yellow card for diving instead. In the 4th minute, Márcio Baptista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sidónio Araújo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolau Moutinho in the 7th minute of the match. The supporters of Espadanedo F. C. booed when Pedras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Óscar Eanes didn't get a good kick on the ball. 0-1 became the score in the 12th minute when Alex Noronha elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Márcio Baptista was shown his second yellow card after 19 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Angelo Marques succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 23rd playminute. Nicolau Moutinho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sidónio Araújo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolau Moutinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Espadanedo F. C. booed when Pedras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Óscar Eanes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Espadanedo F. C. were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after Pedras's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Emílio Vilhena took the corner. In the 38th minute, Angelo Marques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Espadanedo F. C.'s Nicolau Moutinho slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sidónio Araújo. That made the score 2-1 after 45 minutes of play. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nicolau Moutinho to make the kick off. Máximo Candal charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Máximo Candal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Pedras's Máximo Candal got a free kick in the 51st minute. Nicolau Moutinho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With his leg Gentil Travassos managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when Pedras's Isidoro Menezes fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Espadanedo F. C.'s Nicolau Moutinho got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sidónio Araújo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolau Moutinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Isidoro Menezes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Jordão Aragão fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Espadanedo F. C.'s protests and gave Jordão Aragão a yellow card for diving instead. In the 74th minute, Jordão Aragão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Isidoro Menezes in the 75thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gentil Travassos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Isidoro Menezes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Gentil Travassos made a huge save. In the 84th minute Nicolau Moutinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sidónio Araújo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jordão Aragão got his second yellow card in the match during the 89th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 90th match minute, Espadanedo F. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jordão Aragão to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Espadanedo F. C.'s Nicolau Moutinho got a free kick in the 95th minute. Espadanedo F. C.'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.