League

Arena do Glorioso
Spectators: 8399 (Terracing: 6331, Seating: 1900, VIP seats: 168) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Christos Koumantarakis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Éder Póvoas made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Urban Myr sent off a good shot on target. Shelton Knutson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Nazario, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 9th match minute, Benfica VN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christos Koumantarakis to maneuver through the defense. Benfica VN's Shelton Knutson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo Nazario in the 11th minute of play. The supporters of A RATA DA SALGUEIRINHA booed when Benfica VN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hipólito Leal didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Christos Koumantarakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Benfica VN's Evandro Santana in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye A RATA DA SALGUEIRINHA's goalie prevented a goal. 23 minutes into the game, Ronaldo Nazario cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Shelton Knutson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Shelton Knutson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Firme Hirte in the 28th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ronaldo Nazario's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shelton Knutson was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. 31 minutes into the match, Ronaldo Nazario had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Shelton Knutson. Benfica VN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronaldo Nazario was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Éder Póvoas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Christos Koumantarakis went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Shelton Knutson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Firme Hirte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute A RATA DA SALGUEIRINHA were awarded a corner. Luís Brandon went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Luís Brandon almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Benfica VN's Shelton Knutson did a great save. Hipólito Leal kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. A RATA DA SALGUEIRINHA's Eduardo Maia was substituted for Donato Camargo. A RATA DA SALGUEIRINHA's Alex Assunção was substituted for Yuri Aguiar. A collision led to Benfica VN getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Hipólito Leal hit a great ball. Shelton Knutson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldo Nazario in the 50th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ronaldo Nazario was the one to do the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Benfica VN's goal looked a bit too open when Firme Hirte came free, but Shelton Knutson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 57 minutes Benfica VN's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luís Brandon who took care of the corner kick. A RATA DA SALGUEIRINHA's Luís Brandon was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Shelton Knutson in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The crowd rose to their feet as A RATA DA SALGUEIRINHA's Léo Giansanti slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Shelton Knutson. That made the score 1-4 after 61 minutes of play. Shelton Knutson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ronaldo Nazario's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Benfica VN's Shelton Knutson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Benfica VN from getting a goal against them. In the last second Shelton Knutson throw himself and got hold of the ball when Ronaldo Nazario in the 72ndth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. A RATA DA SALGUEIRINHA's Éder Póvoas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christos Koumantarakis in the 73rd minute of play. Éder Póvoas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christos Koumantarakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christos Koumantarakis in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Éder Póvoas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ronaldo Nazario in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Shelton Knutson saved Benfica VN from getting behind. Urban Myr kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. When A RATA DA SALGUEIRINHA's Ronaldo Nazario in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Benfica VN's goalie prevented a goal. Éder Póvoas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Urban Myr in the 91st minute of play. Shelton Knutson made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Firme Hirte sent off a good shot on target. Christos Koumantarakis hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. A RATA DA SALGUEIRINHA's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.