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ESTADIO A CATEDRAL
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manuel Magalhães started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, SC Umbria's Manuel Magalhães got a free kick in the 4th minute. Kemal Bobić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. David Faria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Simão Sousa's late challenge caught a SC Umbria's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Simão Sousa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 9th minute, Simão Sousa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Simão Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of SPORT CASCAIS E BENFICA booed when SC Umbria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Faria didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute, Kemal Bobić ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. David Faria was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Eusébio Brito kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. A collision led to SC Umbria getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Manuel Magalhães hit a great ball. Kemal Bobić succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 27th playminute. Jorge Faria hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kemal Bobić got free with David Faria in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind SPORT CASCAIS E BENFICA's goalkeeper David Coimbra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 38 minutes, Afonso Brás mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Umbria and the SPORT CASCAIS E BENFICA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 39 played minutes SC Umbria got a freekick which was hit by Afonso Brás. Tomás Vieira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 41st minute Manuel Magalhães shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Coimbra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 42 minutes, Américo Gonçalves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SPORT CASCAIS E BENFICA and the SC Umbria players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to SPORT CASCAIS E BENFICA getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Américo Gonçalves hit a great ball.

David Coimbra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Magalhães, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Coimbra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manuel Magalhães's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Manuel Magalhães scored 2-1 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of David Coimbra, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 59th minute, Kemal Bobić 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. David Faria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogério Guerreiro in the 61st minute of the match. After 61 minutes, Manuel Magalhães mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Umbria and the SPORT CASCAIS E BENFICA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 61st match minute, SC Umbria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Magalhães to maneuver through the defense. Jorge Faria kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. When Kemal Bobić came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the SPORT CASCAIS E BENFICA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kemal Bobić couldn't finish the play. After 71 played minutes SC Umbria got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Faria. SC Umbria's Manuel Magalhães got his second yellow card of the match in the 74th minute. The referee ordered Manuel Magalhães off the ground. A collision led to SC Umbria getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Manuel Magalhães hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, SC Umbria's Tomás Vieira got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 84th minute, Américo Gonçalves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Lauris Nekrasēvičs fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SPORT CASCAIS E BENFICA's protests and gave Lauris Nekrasēvičs a yellow card for diving instead. Lauris Nekrasēvičs kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. If Simão Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SPORT CASCAIS E BENFICA's Simão Sousa got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Simão Sousa might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over David Faria. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Simão Sousa ran back to his position shaking his head. Simão Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. David Faria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. SPORT CASCAIS E BENFICA fully deserved thier win.