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Estadio Malpartida
Spectators: 6657 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Telmo Faria got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Elias Campelo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute, Rúben Balsemão sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and SC Cruz's Dércio Sardinha didn't even have to move. Dércio Sardinha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osvaldo Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 10 minutes into the game, Gastão Calado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Malpartida FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Cruz the free kick. In the 10th minute, Gastão Calado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elias Campelo hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. 13 minutes into the match, SC Cruz's goal looked a bit too open when Osvaldo Medeiros came free, but Dércio Sardinha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in SC Cruz fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 16th minute. Penalty! After a defensive mix-up in SC Cruz's zone, Paulo Mourinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dércio Sardinha came out of the goal and Paulo Mourinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Malpartida FC's Ricardo Leiria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Telmo Faria in the 24th minute of play. Telmo Faria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Porfírio Delgado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Porfírio Delgado in the 35th minute of play forced Malpartida FC's goalkeeper Ricardo Leiria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Osvaldo Medeiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With his leg Dércio Sardinha managed to avoid a goal in the 36thth minute, when Malpartida FC's Paulo Mourinho fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Porfírio Delgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Ricardo Leiria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Osvaldo Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Dércio Sardinha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Osvaldo Medeiros stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 2-0 became the score in the 57th minute when Paulo Mourinho elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 61 minutes into the game, Paulo Mourinho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Dércio Sardinha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ricardo Leiria was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Aloísio Campos. Zeferino Gusmão hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. 3-1 became the score in the 69th minute when Telmo Faria elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Malpartida FC's Ricardo Leiria proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Malpartida FC from getting a goal against them. In the 76th minute Osvaldo Medeiros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dércio Sardinha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Malpartida FC's Ricardo Leiria got control of the ball when Porfírio Delgado tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 78th minute of the game. One of SC Cruz:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Malpartida FC:s goal. 84 minutes into the match, Malpartida FC's goal looked a bit too open when Telmo Faria came free, but Ricardo Leiria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugo Pessoa lost his temper 92 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 91 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SC Cruz! Osvaldo Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Dércio Sardinha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.