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Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) A collision led to SC Quimbres getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. David Lisboa hit a great ball. If Paulo Magalhães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as SC Benfica's Gabriel Coelho slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Filipe Ventura. That made the score 1-0 after 7 minutes of play. 11 minutes into the match, SC Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Maurício Corte-Real came free, but Luís Aleixo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 16 minutes, Carlos Gouveia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Quimbres and the SC Benfica players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to SC Quimbres getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Carlos Gouveia hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bernardo Trindade during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 19 played minutes SC Quimbres got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Trindade. Luís Aleixo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurício Corte-Real in the 22nd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, SC Benfica's Paulo Magalhães sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Filipe Ventura narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, SC Quimbres's Filipe Ventura got control of the ball when Paulo Magalhães tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, SC Quimbres's Carlos Gouveia got a free kick in the 28th minute. After 31 played minutes SC Quimbres got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Gouveia. Luís Aleixo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maurício Corte-Real, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The audience was convinced that Maurício Corte-Real's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Aleixo was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. In the 46th minute, Maurício Corte-Real made a precise shot to the right of Luís Aleixo. SC Benfica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1.

SC Benfica made a substitution. Gil Pacheco replaced Diamantino Macedo. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Maurício Corte-Real was the one to do the kick off. SC Benfica's Simão Rodrigues got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in SC Quimbres's zone, Gil Pacheco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filipe Ventura came out of the goal and Gil Pacheco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Maurício Corte-Real struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Luís Aleixo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Quimbres. Filipe Ventura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Magalhães in the 69th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Simão Rodrigues managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Benfica's supporters rose to their feet, but Simão Rodrigues was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Filipe Ventura breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in SC Quimbres's zone, Tiago Gonçalves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filipe Ventura came out of the goal and Tiago Gonçalves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Simão Rodrigues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe Ventura having to interfere. Filipe Ventura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Magalhães, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Dimas Lustosa hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. 81 minutes into the game, SC Benfica's Tiago Gonçalves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Filipe Ventura made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Simão Rodrigues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Benfica's Luís Aleixo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maurício Corte-Real in the 94th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Fabrício Curado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Aleixo was relentless in the 97th minute of the game.