League

Estadio Abrigueiro
Spectators: 7251 (Terracing: 5440, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) Abílio Pacheco started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute, Hugo Pedroso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Moutinho was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Adolfo Monteiro kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. A collision led to SLBenfica getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Carlos Sousa hit a great ball. Hugo Pedroso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of S-MAX booed when SLBenfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Pedroso didn't get a good kick on the ball. 33 minutes into the game, Humberto Dantas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. S-MAX's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SLBenfica the free kick. In the 32nd minute, one of S-MAX:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for S-MAX. In the 41st match minute, SLBenfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Santarém to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Moutinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel Simões, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Afonso Vaz to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 65th minute Fernando Borges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Moutinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Abílio Pacheco came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the S-MAX 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 Abílio Pacheco couldn't finish the play. After 69 minutes of play, SLBenfica's Afonso Vaz made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Moutinho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Afonso Vaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Moutinho having to interfere. Afonso Vaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in S-MAX's zone, Afonso Vaz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Moutinho came out of the goal and Afonso Vaz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 89th minute, Afonso Vaz made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Moutinho. S-MAX's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5.