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Caldeirão
Spectators: 6817 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tobias Paião kicked off to start the match. Carlos Guerreiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Alves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SC MAFARRICOS's Carlos Guerreiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Ferreira in the 7th minute of play. SC MAFARRICOS's Carlos Guerreiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolfo Alves in the 9th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Miguel Aguiar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Guerreiro. SC MAFARRICOS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miguel Aguiar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 13 minutes into the match, SC MAFARRICOS's goal looked a bit too open when Cristóvão Veiga came free, but Carlos Guerreiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to SC MAFARRICOS getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Gaspar Gomes hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Nélson Barcelos managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC MAFARRICOS's supporters rose to their feet, but Nélson Barcelos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bayhan Bektaş breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carlos Guerreiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lourenço Pinheiro in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, SC MAFARRICOS's goal looked a bit too open when Lourenço Pinheiro came free, but Carlos Guerreiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Guerreiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristóvão Veiga in the 26th minute of play. After 26 played minutes SC MAFARRICOS got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas Ferreira. SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Lourenço Pinheiro got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Diamantino Cabral took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carlos Guerreiro. Carlos Guerreiro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After 36 minutes of play, SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Lourenço Pinheiro made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlos Guerreiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Carlos Guerreiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lourenço Pinheiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Guerreiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Ferreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. When Nélson Palha fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC MAFARRICOS's protests and gave Nélson Palha a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, SC MAFARRICOS's Nélson Palha got a free kick in the 45th minute. 46 minutes into the match, SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Adolfo Alves broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The supporters of SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA booed when SC MAFARRICOS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvestre Flores didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lourenço Pinheiro to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by SC MAFARRICOS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Adolfo Alves was slow to take the kick. During this time SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's players had a chance to rest. The corner led SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Adolfo Alves to fire away a dangerous shot which Carlos Guerreiro despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. SC MAFARRICOS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 55th minute, when Lourenço Pinheiro scored to the left of an out of position Carlos Guerreiro, making the score, 0-4. 61 minutes into the match, SC MAFARRICOS's goal looked a bit too open when Lourenço Pinheiro came free, but Carlos Guerreiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to SC MAFARRICOS getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Silvestre Flores hit a great ball. SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA made a substitution. Gustavo Castro replaced Almants Palags. Silvestre Flores hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Carlos Guerreiro was out of position in the 69 minute of play, and Lourenço Pinheiro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lourenço Pinheiro really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. In the 74th minute Lourenço Pinheiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Guerreiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lourenço Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the SC MAFARRICOS defense, Lourenço Pinheiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carlos Guerreiro. The SC MAFARRICOS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carlos Guerreiro should have stopped the shot. SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA made a substitution. Viriato Leite replaced Armando Ferreira. If Cristóvão Veiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Viriato Leite could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Carlos Guerreiro made a huge save. 96 minutes into the game, SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Adolfo Alves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carlos Guerreiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7.