League

Estádio da Luz
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) SL Benfica's Fábio Araújo 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luís Ferreira in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luís Brites saved SL Benfica from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gustavo Gaspar in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luís Brites saved SL Benfica from getting behind. Gustavo Gaspar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Brites having to interfere. Luís Ferreira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. João Machado kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the game, SL Benfica's Caetano Belo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Afonso Magalhães made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. If Luís Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Caetano Belo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. João Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th match minute, SC Areoza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Domingues to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fábio Araújo in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Afonso Magalhães saved SC Areoza from getting behind. David Nunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Luís Brites tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luís Ferreira made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fábio Araújo in the 52nd minute of play forced SC Areoza's goalkeeper Afonso Magalhães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Catarino Coelho during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, SC Areoza's Catarino Coelho got a free kick in the 53rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustavo Gaspar got free with Luís Brites in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to SL Benfica getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Vicente Meira hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the match, SL Benfica's Fábio Araújo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Afonso Magalhães narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 60th minute, Catarino Coelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fábio Araújo in the 65th minute of play forced SC Areoza's goalkeeper Afonso Magalhães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Brites didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when SC Areoza's Luís Ferreira shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 73rd minute of the match, Luís Ferreira tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Luís Brites saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Luís Brites took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Ferreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gustavo Gaspar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Brites having to interfere. Gustavo Gaspar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Luís Brites tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fábio Araújo scored 2-1 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Afonso Magalhães, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.