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Arena Salzedas
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hélder da Rocha got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute Luisinho Coutinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emílio Sabóia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felicidade's José Pedro de Sousa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Felicidade from getting a goal against them. Dudu Ferraz who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of José Pedro de Sousa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. José Pedro de Sousa stood somewhat misplaced when Nilson Pinho came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 15 minute. 23 minutes into the match, Régis Valle had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of José Pedro de Sousa. Felicidade's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Régis Valle was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. With an all-out effort, Salzedas F.C.'s José Pedro de Sousa threw himself towards the right post 29 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nilson Pinho, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After having played for 35 minutes, Hélder da Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Salzedas F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Hélder da Rocha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. José Pedro de Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dudu Ferraz, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélder da Rocha in the 37th minute of play forced Felicidade's goalkeeper José Pedro de Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th match minute, Felicidade was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafim Tróia to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luisinho Coutinho made a kick off. Felicidade's José Pedro de Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nilson Pinho in the 51st minute of play. Luisinho Lago kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. A collision led to Felicidade getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Faustão Urbano hit a great ball. The supporters of Felicidade booed when Salzedas F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnaldo Simão didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Hélder da Rocha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but José Pedro de Sousa was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. José Pedro de Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilson Pinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Pedro de Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dudu Ferraz in the 75th minute of the match. Felicidade's José Pedro de Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nilson Pinho in the 81st minute of play. Felicidade's José Pedro de Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Régis Valle in the 90th minute of play. Felicidade's José Pedro de Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dudu Ferraz in the 91st minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Salzedas F.C. fully deserved thier win.