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Valverde Arena
Spectators: 8433 (Terracing: 6326, Seating: 1939, VIP seats: 168) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bogdan Niedbalski started the match with the kick off. Valentin Zgrăbunţa struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Evandro Sampaio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C U D Leverense. After 7 played minutes C U D Leverense got a freekick which was hit by Bogdan Niedbalski. C U D Leverense's Jesualdo Ferreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dário Malafaia in the 10th minute of play. Evandro Sampaio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bogdan Niedbalski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 14 minutes Valverde United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nivaldo Macieira who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Bogdan Niedbalski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Valverde United's Evandro Sampaio did a great save. 周迅然's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jesualdo Ferreira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Evandro Sampaio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bogdan Niedbalski, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Valverde United's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Zgrăbunţa came free, but Evandro Sampaio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, C U D Leverense's goalkeeper Jesualdo Ferreira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Egídio Regueira. In the 34th minute of the match Valverde United got a corner. C U D Leverense's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Egídio Regueira ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of C U D Leverense booed when Valverde United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dedé de Sousa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 42 minutes into the match, C U D Leverense's goal looked a bit too open when Egídio Regueira came free, but Jesualdo Ferreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd match minute, C U D Leverense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bogdan Niedbalski to maneuver through the defense. 47 minutes into the match, Valverde United's goal looked a bit too open when Bogdan Niedbalski came free, but Evandro Sampaio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Valverde United players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. C U D Leverense were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jon Hedlund to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Valverde United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nivaldo Macieira was slow to take the kick. During this time C U D Leverense's players had a chance to rest. Nivaldo Macieira made a great header on C U D Leverense's corner, it was just that Valverde United's Evandro Sampaio managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Valverde United's goalkeeper Evandro Sampaio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Valverde United's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Valentin Zgrăbunţa scored to the left of an out of position Evandro Sampaio, making the score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by 周迅然 in the 61st minute of play forced C U D Leverense's goalkeeper Jesualdo Ferreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bogdan Niedbalski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Evandro Sampaio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Zgrăbunţa in the 64th minute of the match. Valentin Zgrăbunţa scored 0-3 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Evandro Sampaio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jesualdo Ferreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 周迅然, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valentin Zgrăbunţa scored 0-4 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Evandro Sampaio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, C U D Leverense's Bogdan Niedbalski got a free kick in the 86th minute. After 86 played minutes, Valverde United's Egídio Regueira shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jesualdo Ferreira came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Valverde United reached it. Domingos Braga hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. The C U D Leverense supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing C U D Leverense would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.