Official Cup

Sangemil Arena
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Benfica VN's Christos Koumantarakis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Daniel Arruda struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Shelton Knutson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sport Clube Sangemil. In the 15th minute Evandro Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leandro Abreu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sport Clube Sangemil's Leandro Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christos Koumantarakis in the 17th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Simão Carreira got free with Shelton Knutson in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christos Koumantarakis in the 23rd minute of play forced Sport Clube Sangemil's goalkeeper Leandro Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Sport Clube Sangemil's Daniel Arruda in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Benfica VN's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Daniel Arruda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sport Clube Sangemil's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Arruda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Shelton Knutson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Shelton Knutson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Arruda's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Sport Clube Sangemil's goal looked a bit too open when Evandro Santana came free, but Leandro Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leandro Abreu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Christos Koumantarakis went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Belchior Lages kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. In the 48th minute, Evandro Santana made a precise shot to the right of Leandro Abreu. Sport Clube Sangemil's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Arruda stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Simão Carreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shelton Knutson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Sport Clube Sangemil fans' excitement grew in the 53rd match minute when Sport Clube Sangemil's Simão Carreira looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 55 played minutes Sport Clube Sangemil got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Ferrão. The crowd rose to their feet as Evandro Santana kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Leandro Abreu. That made the score 1-3 in the 56 minute of play. Sport Clube Sangemil's António Veloso pulled a muscle in his leg after 59 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 59 minutes, Evandro Santana mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Benfica VN and the Sport Clube Sangemil players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sport Clube Sangemil made a substitution. Sebastião Ferreira replaced António Veloso. A collision led to Benfica VN getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Evandro Santana hit a great ball. When Sport Clube Sangemil's Simão Carreira in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Benfica VN's goalie prevented a goal. After 64 minutes Benfica VN's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pedro Bento who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Pedro Bento got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Shelton Knutson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Shelton Knutson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Arruda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Evandro Santana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Simão Carreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 86th match minute, Benfica VN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Urban Myr to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Benfica VN had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.