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Rogela
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Inácio Guerreiro got the match started through his kick off. SC Benfica's Leandro Paiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Cunha in the 3rd minute of play. Inácio Guerreiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leandro Paiva having to interfere. Leandro Paiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Leandro Paiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Cunha in the 10th minute of the match. Leandro Paiva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Inácio Guerreiro went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. José Cunha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 20 minutes into the match, SC Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Gomes came free, but Leandro Paiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the game, Geraldo Bandeira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Benfica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Canove FC the free kick. In the 21st minute, Geraldo Bandeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leandro Paiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After some careless play in the SC Benfica defense, Inácio Guerreiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leandro Paiva. The SC Benfica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leandro Paiva should have stopped the shot. Luís Castilho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute José Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leandro Paiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geraldo Bandeira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Leandro Paiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Inácio Guerreiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. When the match clock showed 43 minutes, the score became 0-3 when José Cunha sped through SC Benfica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Leandro Paiva. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 47th minute of the game. One of SC Benfica:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Canove FC:s goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Geraldo Bandeira to make the kick off. 59 minutes into the match, SC Benfica's goalkeeper Leandro Paiva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Cunha. Geraldo Bandeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Basílio Leal having to interfere. A collision led to SC Benfica getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Geraldo Bandeira hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Inácio Guerreiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leandro Paiva was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Eduardo Castro made in the 72nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by SC Benfica's Geraldo Bandeira. SC Benfica's Geraldo Bandeira managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Eduardo Castro in the 73 minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in SC Benfica's zone, José Cunha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leandro Paiva came out of the goal and José Cunha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. SC Benfica's Leandro Paiva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save SC Benfica from getting a goal against them. SC Benfica's defense didn't have a chance, in the 86th minute, when Inácio Guerreiro scored to the left of an out of position Leandro Paiva, making the score, 0-5. If Luís Castilho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Geraldo Bandeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Basílio Leal having to interfere. Afonso Ramires's late challenge caught a Canove FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Afonso Ramires helped the player get up and apologised. In the 95th minute of the match Ricardo Gomes sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leandro Paiva skillfully saved the ball. In the 97th minute, Eduardo Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Geraldo Bandeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.