Estádio da Várzea
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Vera Cruz's Sidónio Peralta started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Hazım İmroz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sidónio Peralta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 7 minutes, Joel Severiano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vera Cruz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel Severiano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sidónio Peralta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Özgür Vecid was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Sidónio Peralta capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sidónio Peralta really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Vicente Mendonça's late challenge caught a Eski's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vicente Mendonça helped the player get up and apologised. In the 15th match minute, Vera Cruz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Mendonça to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute, Zekeriya Usberk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the match, Sidónio Peralta notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Eski's Özgür Vecid. Özgür Vecid was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Sidónio Peralta came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Vera Cruz fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sidónio Peralta couldn't finish the play. António Correia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yetkin Sahat, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Özgür Vecid was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Sidónio Peralta capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sidónio Peralta really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Vera Cruz's António Correia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şensoy Akağan in the 35th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Eski's Şensoy Akağan got a free kick in the 37th minute. Vasco Gaspar hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Şensoy Akağan to strike the kick off in the second half. Eralp Tayfun charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eralp Tayfun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 54th minute, Eralp Tayfun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Özgür Vecid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Severiano in the 55th minute of play. In the 57th minute, Sidónio Peralta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vera Cruz fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Sidónio Peralta struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Özgür Vecid didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vera Cruz. When Sidónio Peralta came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Vera Cruz fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sidónio Peralta couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Eski getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Zekeriya Usberk hit a great ball. Vera Cruz's Sidónio Peralta got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Vera Cruz's António Correia got control of the ball when Nuratay Gerdaneri tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sidónio Peralta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Özgür Vecid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vera Cruz's António Correia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Vera Cruz from getting a goal against them. The Vera Cruz fans' excitement grew in the 84th match minute when Vera Cruz's Joel Severiano looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 88th minute Hazım İmroz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but António Correia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sidónio Peralta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 92nd minute Sidónio Peralta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Özgür Vecid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 95 played minutes Vera Cruz got a freekick which was hit by Vasco Gaspar. In the 97th minute, Vasco Gaspar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.
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