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José Alvalade XXI
Spectators: 7140 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 10) Agustin Franco charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Agustin Franco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vítor Amorim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gusmão Veríssimo went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Lisandro Antunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Vítor Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Gusmão Veríssimo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Lisandro Antunes in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Elite FC's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gusmão Veríssimo in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vítor Amorim saved Elite FC from getting behind. Vítor Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lisandro Antunes in the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lisandro Antunes in the 35th minute of play forced Elite FC's goalkeeper Vítor Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vítor Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gusmão Veríssimo in the 38th minute of play. Vítor Amorim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lisandro Antunes went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Vítor Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gusmão Veríssimo in the 45th minute of play. Álvaro Saldanha hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After the first half SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lisandro Antunes to make the kick off. António Neves blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benedito Lamego having to make a save. Vítor Amorim made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Gusmão Veríssimo sent off a good shot on target. Elite FC's Vítor Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandrino Trigueiro in the 65th minute of play. In the 69th minute Sérgio Gueifão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benedito Lamego saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 75 played minutes Elite FC got a freekick which was hit by António Neves. Vítor Amorim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gusmão Veríssimo in the 79th minute. Lisandro Antunes kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aquilino Cavaco in the 86th minute. The corner led SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Aquilino Cavaco to fire away a dangerous shot which Vítor Amorim despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After a rather tough play, Elite FC's Ernesto Perutxo got a free kick in the 87th minute. Vítor Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lisandro Antunes in the 91st minute of the match. Elite FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Lisandro Antunes 97 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. The Elite FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's performance. The match ended with a win for SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA.