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Spectators: 6685 (Terracing: 5012, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Afonsos's Cassiano Correia got a free kick in the 9th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Elias Portela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Afonsos's supporters rose to their feet, but Elias Portela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eusébio Morais breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emanuel Furtado scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eusébio Morais, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Emanuel Furtado took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eusébio Morais. Eusébio Morais dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Eusébio Morais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Furtado in the 29th minute of play. In the 31stth minute of the game Elias Portela who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BENFICA's Eusébio Morais was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Celso Peixoto charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Celso Peixoto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 34 played minutes BENFICA got a freekick which was hit by Celso Peixoto. In the 42nd minute, Salvador Lage ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joaquim Lessa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Virgílio Perdigão kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. The Afonsos fans' excitement grew in the 49th match minute when Afonsos's Elias Portela looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lázaro Queirós to make the kick off. After 55 played minutes BENFICA got a freekick which was hit by Lázaro Queirós. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lázaro Queirós in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joaquim Lessa saved Afonsos from getting behind. In the 66th minute, Gaspar Lopes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 70 minutes, Gaspar Lopes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Afonsos and the BENFICA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 70th minute, Gaspar Lopes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 73 minutes into the match, Afonsos's goal looked a bit too open when Salvador Lage came free, but Joaquim Lessa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th match minute, BENFICA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgílio Perdigão to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind BENFICA's goalkeeper Eusébio Morais, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elias Portela got free with Eusébio Morais in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Through an outstanding action, after 80 minutes, Eusébio Morais successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 84 minutes of play, BENFICA's Salvador Lage made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joaquim Lessa was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 89th minute, one of Afonsos: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 Afonsos. The referee gave BENFICA a penalty, 92 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Celso Caeiro, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Afonsos's Joaquim Lessa. 3-4. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Afonsos had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.