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Alvaláxia Arena
Spectators: 9205 (Terracing: 6905, Seating: 2117, VIP seats: 183) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Raimundo Ventura took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, Raimundo Ventura cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Donato Viana was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Raimundo Ventura's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Donato Viana was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Sporting Clube de Gaya's Salvador Viegas got a free kick in the 7th minute. 8 minutes into the game, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Gonzalo Lixandro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Donato Viana made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Donato Viana came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Bernard Perathoner. But to his dismay, Bernard Perathoner quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Sidónio Quinaz hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. A collision led to Sporting Clube de Gaya getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Ademar Pinto hit a great ball. In the 19th minute, Raimundo Ventura made a precise shot to the right of Donato Viana. Sporting Clube de Gaya's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Salvador Viegas hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Clube de Gaya's zone, Raimundo Ventura stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Donato Viana came out of the goal and Raimundo Ventura tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Donato Viana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gonzalo Lixandro's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. When Paulo Paiva fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sporting Clube de Gaya's protests and gave Paulo Paiva a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. booed when Sporting Clube de Gaya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Paiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 37th minute, Murilo Vilhena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raimundo Ventura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Donato Viana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raimundo Ventura in the 40th minute of play. Donato Viana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernard Perathoner in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44th minute, Rodolfo Faria made a precise shot to the right of Donato Viana. Sporting Clube de Gaya's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. After the first half Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mário Durães was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the Sporting Clube de Gaya defense, Gonzalo Lixandro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Donato Viana. The Sporting Clube de Gaya fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Donato Viana should have stopped the shot. Gonzalo Lixandro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Donato Viana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 56th minute, Ademar Pinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Donato Viana made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gonzalo Lixandro in the 57th minute. The supporters of Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. booed when Sporting Clube de Gaya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Peixoto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Donato Viana came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Israel Carvalhal. But to his dismay, Israel Carvalhal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-9. 62 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube de Gaya's goalkeeper Donato Viana had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raimundo Ventura. Raimundo Ventura could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Donato Viana made a huge save. After 67 played minutes Sporting Clube de Gaya got a freekick which was hit by Ademar Pinto. 68 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube de Gaya's goalkeeper Donato Viana had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gonzalo Lixandro. 70 minutes into the game, Rodolfo Faria cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-10. Donato Viana was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Israel Carvalhal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Donato Viana made a huge save. In the 79th minute of the match, Gonzalo Lixandro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Donato Viana saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 87 minutes into the game, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Gonzalo Lixandro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Donato Viana made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-11. In the 90th minute, Bernard Perathoner 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. The audience was convinced that Rodolfo Faria's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Donato Viana was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. 93 minutes into the game, Eduardo Neves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting Clube de Gaya's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. the free kick. In the 93rd minute, Eduardo Neves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sporting Clube de Gaya's Donato Viana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raimundo Ventura in the 94th minute of play.