League Play-Off

Estádio da Luz
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Leonel Vaz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some careless play in the SL Benfica defense, Américo Santos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Serafim Seixas. The SL Benfica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Serafim Seixas should have stopped the shot. In the 7th minute, Heitor Monteiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Faceira FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. A sloppy throw-in by Gil Nogueira in the 16th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by SL Benfica's Hermínio Albuquerque. 1-2 became the score in the 18th minute when Leonel Vaz elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Serafim Seixas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Heitor Monteiro in the 22nd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, SL Benfica's Leonel Vaz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bento Viana narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Rúben Jesus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Faceira FC booed when SL Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zeferino Toscano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Serafim Seixas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Heitor Monteiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

SL Benfica's Leonel Vaz got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. SL Benfica's Serafim Seixas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save SL Benfica from getting a goal against them. 69 minutes into the match, SL Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Américo Santos came free, but Serafim Seixas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of SL Benfica booed when Faceira FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Heitor Monteiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bento Viana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leonel Vaz's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. In the 90th minute, Rúben Jesus 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. Rúben Jesus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Bento Viana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Faceira FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.