League

Arena do Glorioso
Spectators: 8385 (Terracing: 6317, Seating: 1900, VIP seats: 168) Christos Koumantarakis made the kick off and thus started the match. Waldemar Dula showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christos Koumantarakis in the 3rd minute of the match. 4 minutes into the match, NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO's goalkeeper Waldemar Dula had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christos Koumantarakis. John McDecland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Adão Freitas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John McDecland in the 6th minute of play. Mário Severo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adão Freitas having to interfere. When NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO's John McDecland in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Benfica VN's goalie prevented a goal. When John McDecland, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 11 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Adão Freitas was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 13 minutes into the match, Benfica VN's goal looked a bit too open when John McDecland came free, but Adão Freitas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 0-1 when John McDecland sped through Benfica VN's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Adão Freitas. The audience was convinced that John McDecland's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adão Freitas was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Christos Koumantarakis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Waldemar Dula was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 30thth minute of the game John McDecland who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Benfica VN's Adão Freitas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Adão Freitas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mário Severo's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. After some careless play in the Benfica VN defense, John McDecland kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adão Freitas. The Benfica VN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adão Freitas should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO's Waldemar Dula got control of the ball when Christos Koumantarakis tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO booed when Benfica VN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luciano Gaúcho didn't get a good kick on the ball. When NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO's John McDecland in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Benfica VN's goalie prevented a goal. Benfica VN's Christos Koumantarakis came free and shot a quick shot against goal 48 minutes in the game, fortunately Waldemar Dula had problems saving as it came toward the left post. NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO made a substitution. Amadeu Leal replaced Olavo Alcântara. 51 minutes had been played when some careless play by NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Abel Lamego was slow to take the kick. During this time Benfica VN's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Benfica VN's Abel Lamego to fire away a dangerous shot which Waldemar Dula despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and John McDecland made a kick off. Adão Freitas came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO's John McDecland. But to his dismay, John McDecland quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. In the last second Adão Freitas throw himself and got hold of the ball when John McDecland in the 61stth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After 62 minutes Benfica VN's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tommy Höijer who took care of the corner kick. The corner led NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO's Mário Severo to a score. 0-4 in the 63rd minute. In the 70thth minute of the game John McDecland who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Benfica VN's Adão Freitas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Adão Freitas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John McDecland, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Adão Freitas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of John McDecland's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. John McDecland did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-6 to the left of a surprised Adão Freitas 75 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute of the match NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO got a corner. Benfica VN's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tommy Höijer ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO's John McDecland getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After a rather tough play, NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO's Santiago Loi got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Evandro Tristão hit a great freekick 99 minutes into the match. When the final whistle sounded NøS P!MBA-MZ B!NGO left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Benfica VN.