League

Estadio Valpaco
Spectators: 6655 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 0) Love Fc's Tarcísio Ponte 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. Tarcísio Ponte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Aquilino Candal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amadeu Porto was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Aquilino Candal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Patrício Cabral's late challenge caught a Love Fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Patrício Cabral helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, S.L.Bnefica's Patrício Cabral got a free kick in the 13th minute. Aquilino Candal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Amadeu Porto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juliano Sampaio made an important save on a dangerous shot by João Correia in the 20th minute. In the 25th minute, Alcino Meira fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. António Bento kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. With a little luck, Love Fc's Juliano Sampaio got control of the ball when João Correia tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 28th match minute, Love Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Onofre to maneuver through the defense. Juliano Sampaio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alcino Meira, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 38th minute, one of Love Fc: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 Love Fc. The referee gave S.L.Bnefica a penalty, 39 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Lúcio Câmara, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Love Fc's Juliano Sampaio. 1-0. Aquilino Candal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alcino Meira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. S.L.Bnefica's Amadeu Porto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save S.L.Bnefica from getting a goal against them. After having played for 57 minutes, Tarcísio Ponte managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Love Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tarcísio Ponte was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gonçalo Belém charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gonçalo Belém the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of S.L.Bnefica booed when Love Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. António Bento didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute João Correia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juliano Sampaio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juliano Sampaio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alcino Meira in the 67th minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, S.L.Bnefica's João Correia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juliano Sampaio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 80 minutes into the match, Love Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Alcino Meira came free, but Juliano Sampaio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. S.L.Bnefica's João Correia got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alcino Meira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Amadeu Porto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aquilino Candal in the 88th minute. In the 92nd minute, S.L.Bnefica's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Aquilino Candal fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. S.L.Bnefica were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Love Fc for a fine match.