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ESTÁDIO DAS ESTRELAS
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) SLVidigueira's Palmiro Moura 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. Paulino Linhares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Malheiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Paulino Linhares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Malheiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Palmiro Moura in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paulino Linhares saved BENFICA F C from getting behind. After having played for 13 minutes, Jeremias de Amaral managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BENFICA F C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jeremias de Amaral was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 15th minute of the match, Eric Rise got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jorge Fragoso was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind BENFICA F C's goalkeeper Paulino Linhares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 24th minute Palmiro Moura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulino Linhares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulino Linhares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Palmiro Moura in the 25th minute of play. In the 28th minute Palmiro Moura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulino Linhares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Fragoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias de Amaral in the 29th minute of play. Paulino Linhares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Palmiro Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When BENFICA F C's Jeremias de Amaral in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SLVidigueira's goalie prevented a goal. After 36 minutes of play, SLVidigueira's Palmiro Moura made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paulino Linhares was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, SLVidigueira's Fernando Madeira got a free kick in the 40th minute. In the 42ndth minute of the game Eric Rise who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SLVidigueira's Jorge Fragoso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 43rdth minute of the game Jeremias de Amaral who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SLVidigueira's Jorge Fragoso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 1-1 became the score in the 45th minute when Jeremias de Amaral elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jeremias de Amaral stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jorge Fragoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeremias de Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Eric Rise put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Jorge Fragoso. Paulino Linhares was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Palmiro Moura capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Palmiro Moura really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. Carlos Malheiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Paulino Linhares made a huge save. If Jeremias de Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Eric Rise sped through SLVidigueira's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jorge Fragoso. Jorge Fragoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aristides Portela in the 77th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Carlos Malheiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulino Linhares. BENFICA F C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Malheiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. BENFICA F C's Paulino Linhares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save BENFICA F C from getting a goal against them. BENFICA F C's Manuel Ribeiro got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paulino Linhares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Palmiro Moura in the 94th minute of play. Paulino Linhares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Palmiro Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.