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Britelo
Spectators: 6641 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Osvaldo Bettencourt took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Goda FC's goalkeeper Leal Madeira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Costa. Xavier Delgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldo Bettencourt in the 5th minute of play. Leal Madeira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Costa in the 9th minute. João Freitas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Leal Madeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Carlos Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Britelo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leal Madeira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 24th minute, Osvaldo Bettencourt got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 31st minute, Carlos Costa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leal Madeira was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. If Carlos Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Goda FC's Leal Madeira got control of the ball when Carlos Costa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Leal Madeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Freitas in the 45th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Freitas in the 46th minute of play forced Goda FC's goalkeeper Leal Madeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The wind increased when João Freitas made the kick off in the second half. Elias Junqueira struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Xavier Delgado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Goda FC. Amável Taveira charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amável Taveira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 62 played minutes Goda FC got a freekick which was hit by Amável Taveira. After recieving a nice pass, Britelo FC's Jorge Alves tried to score from far away in the 62nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Simão Gaspar struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Leal Madeira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Britelo FC. Jorge Lucena charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jorge Lucena the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 68th minute, Jorge Lucena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th match minute, Britelo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Costa to maneuver through the defense. Osvaldo Bettencourt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Britelo FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Humberto Cardoso hit a great ball. Kevin Aleixo's late challenge caught a Britelo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kevin Aleixo helped the player get up and apologised. Kevin Aleixo kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elias Junqueira got free with Xavier Delgado in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 86 minutes of play Goda FC's Amável Taveira was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Amável Taveira kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. When João Freitas fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Britelo FC's protests and gave João Freitas a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd match minute, Britelo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Freitas to maneuver through the defense. 93 minutes into the match, Carlos Costa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leal Madeira. Goda FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Costa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Britelo FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.