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Estádio Do Restelo
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) After 5 minutes, Valter Malta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Futebol Clube Belem and the Sporting Clube de Gaia players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 5 played minutes Futebol Clube Belem got a freekick which was hit by Valter Malta. Sálvio Braga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diego Armando Maradona's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Sálvio Braga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Armando Maradona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 16 minutes, Diego Armando Maradona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sporting Clube de Gaia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Diego Armando Maradona was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Valentim Ventura fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Futebol Clube Belem's protests and gave Valentim Ventura a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Futebol Clube Belem's Valentim Ventura got a free kick in the 21st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Hannibal Barka managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sporting Clube de Gaia's supporters rose to their feet, but Hannibal Barka was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sálvio Braga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Diego Armando Maradona managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sporting Clube de Gaia's supporters rose to their feet, but Diego Armando Maradona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sálvio Braga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Diego Armando Maradona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sálvio Braga having to interfere. Sálvio Dias hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Diego Armando Maradona scored 0-1 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sálvio Braga, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Adalberto Teves kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valter Malta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sálvio Braga made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Diego Armando Maradona sent off a good shot on target. Adalberto Teves hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. 70 minutes into the match, Diego Armando Maradona notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Futebol Clube Belem's Sálvio Braga. Sálvio Braga was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valter Malta in the 77th minute of play forced Sporting Clube de Gaia's goalkeeper Diogo Amaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Emílio Brito fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sporting Clube de Gaia's protests and gave Emílio Brito a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Futebol Clube Belem booed when Sporting Clube de Gaia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emílio Brito didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Nuno Lima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valter Malta struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Diogo Amaro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Futebol Clube Belem. After a rather tough play, Futebol Clube Belem's Valentim Ventura got a free kick in the 85th minute. A collision led to Futebol Clube Belem getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Arnoldo Semeno hit a great ball. 89 minutes into the match, Valter Malta notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Sporting Clube de Gaia's Diogo Amaro. Diogo Amaro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Valter Malta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Diogo Amaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Sporting Clube de Gaia eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.