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Algares
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sabino Pinheiro started the match with the kick off. Manuel Leiria was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lisandro Monsanto showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. Fabrício Machado came free with the goalkeeper in the 12th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Manuel Leiria could save by the left post. Lisandro Monsanto charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lisandro Monsanto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lisandro Monsanto hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Hermano Resende showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Sarmento in the 16th minute of the match. Hermano Resende made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Sarmento in the 18th minute of play. Sabino Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Manuel Leiria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fabrício Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 25 minutes into the match, Benfica's Filipe Mendes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hermano Resende narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With his leg Manuel Leiria managed to avoid a goal in the 29thth minute, when SC Algares's Sabino Pinheiro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Francisco Sarmento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Hermano Resende tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 34 minutes, Ronaldo Teixeira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Benfica and the SC Algares players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ronaldo Teixeira hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Benfica's António Pinto got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 45th minute, SC Algares's Lisandro Monsanto ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Manuel Leiria. Manuel Leiria yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Francisco Sarmento was the one to do the kick off. SC Algares's Hermano Resende played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filipe Mendes in the 53rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, SC Algares's Sabino lago got a free kick in the 55th minute. A collision led to SC Algares getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Cláudio Torres hit a great ball. Hermano Resende acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 59th minute, took the ball on the long shot from João Conde. Fabrício Machado scored 4-0 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Manuel Leiria, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hermano Resende showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Sarmento in the 65th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lisandro Monsanto in the 69th minute of play forced Benfica's goalkeeper Manuel Leiria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, SC Algares's Hermano Resende got control of the ball when Filipe Mendes tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 72nd match minute, SC Algares was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sabino Pinheiro to maneuver through the defense. After 76 played minutes, Benfica's Frederico Faria shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hermano Resende 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 Benfica reached it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sabino Pinheiro in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manuel Leiria prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 84 minutes into the game, Filipe Mendes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Benfica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Algares the free kick. In the 84th minute, Filipe Mendes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benfica's Manuel Leiria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lisandro Monsanto in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lisandro Monsanto in the 87th minute of play forced Benfica's goalkeeper Manuel Leiria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SC Algares's Hermano Resende played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Sarmento in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Sarmento in the 90th minute of play forced SC Algares's goalkeeper Hermano Resende to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Sabino Pinheiro came free, but Manuel Leiria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, SC Algares's Hermano Resende got control of the ball when Filipe Mendes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fernando Raposo hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. SC Algares's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.