Santa Clara, who also experienced a moralistic moment in the league, before the break for the World Cup, returned to mark the pace in this League Cup, even saving a defeat in the final minutes, thanks to the coolness and quality of Ricardinho. Despite everything, the aspirations of the Azores are reduced, in the face of a new misadventure with a lower-ranking opponent, despite the fact that Oliveirense has always shown competence in discussing the match.
In a very entertaining game from the very first minutes, with shared chances in the first half and an excellent performance by the goalkeepers, it was in the second half, when Santa Clara was clearly on the rise, that Oliveirense applied a lethal counterattack, which culminated in an unstoppable shot by Jaiminho. It was, therefore, that Oliveirense, dedicated to the fight not to go down to Liga 2, crept in something of a surprise in the Azores, leaving Santa Clara with life practically impossible to give hope in the competition.
The locals blamed the conceded goal but in an excellent final episode they could also have made the turnaround, when Matheus Babi hit the post with a brilliant header.
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