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Estadio Guirela
Spectators: 6681 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Baltasar Ferran started the match with the kick off. With his leg André Valério managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when S.C.Beira-Mar's Baltasar Ferran fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Heitor Delgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avelino Araújo in the 6th minute of play. Heitor Delgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avelino Araújo, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. When André Nogueira fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored S.C.Beira-Mar's protests and gave André Nogueira a yellow card for diving instead. André Nogueira kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. S.C.Beira-Mar's Heitor Delgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zarco Lopes in the 13th minute of play. Heitor Delgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zarco Lopes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aldo Neto kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armindo Bragança during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Filipe Azevedo kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Avelino Araújo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Heitor Delgado. S.C.Beira-Mar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Avelino Araújo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 28th match minute, Sport Oeiras e Benfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martinho Ornelas to maneuver through the defense. S.C.Beira-Mar's Heitor Delgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avelino Araújo in the 31st minute of play. After 35 minutes, Samuel McNamara mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S.C.Beira-Mar and the Sport Oeiras e Benfica players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, S.C.Beira-Mar's Samuel McNamara got a free kick in the 35th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Baltasar Ferran in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg André Valério saved Sport Oeiras e Benfica from getting behind. Baltasar Ferran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. André Valério tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 46 in the game by Baltasar Ferran from a close distance when the talented André Valério managed to make a qualified save. Sport Oeiras e Benfica's players were relieved. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Avelino Araújo made the kick off in the second half. Heitor Delgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Avelino Araújo in the 54th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Angelo Donato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Valério saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Heitor Delgado was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Avelino Araújo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Avelino Araújo really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Heitor Delgado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zarco Lopes in the 64th minute. Baltasar Ferran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. André Valério tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Donato in the 68th minute of play forced Sport Oeiras e Benfica's goalkeeper André Valério to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, S.C.Beira-Mar's Heitor Delgado got control of the ball when Zarco Lopes tried to sneak it across the goal line. S.C.Beira-Mar's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Aldo Neto 74 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Baltasar Ferran in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck André Valério prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When S.C.Beira-Mar's Baltasar Ferran in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sport Oeiras e Benfica's goalie prevented a goal. Tiago Faria kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in S.C.Beira-Mar's zone, Maurício Eiró stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Heitor Delgado came out of the goal and Maurício Eiró tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 92 minutes into the match, Sport Oeiras e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Donato came free, but André Valério reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zarco Lopes charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zarco Lopes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armindo Bragança in the 96th minute of play forced S.C.Beira-Mar's goalkeeper Heitor Delgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sport Oeiras e Benfica's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.