League

Benfica
Spectators: 6664 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 0) TheShield FC's Juan Bittencourt 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. Dudu Gaspar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ian Prata in the 7th minute of play. Benfica's Murillo Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Bittencourt in the 13th minute of play. A collision led to Benfica getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Amílton do Nascimento hit a great ball. Renato Campidelis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Renato Campidelis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 20 minutes into the match, Renato Campidelis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Murillo Peres. Benfica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Renato Campidelis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 25th minute, Joaquim Penha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Benfica fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Through an outstanding action, after 34 minutes, Dudu Gaspar successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Bittencourt in the 35th minute of play forced Benfica's goalkeeper Murillo Peres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ian Prata received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dudu Gaspar came out and tried to block the shot, but Ian Prata slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 37th minute. 45 minutes into the match, TheShield FC's goal looked a bit too open when Amílton do Nascimento came free, but Dudu Gaspar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Murillo Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renato Campidelis in the 47th minute of the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ian Prata to strike the kick off in the second half. Joaquim Penha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Dudu Gaspar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Ian Prata's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dudu Gaspar was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Juan Bittencourt took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Murillo Peres to make any attempt to save it. Renato Campidelis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Murillo Peres read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. 67 minutes into the game, Benfica's Ian Prata nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dudu Gaspar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. After 72 played minutes Benfica got a freekick which was hit by Amílton do Nascimento. Dudu Gaspar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ian Prata in the 75th minute of play. Ian Prata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dudu Gaspar having to interfere. TheShield FC's Juan Bittencourt got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Benfica getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Tony Marques hit a great ball. Moisés Melo charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Moisés Melo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in TheShield FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 83rd minute. Penalty! Edgard Donatello shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. 94 minutes into the match, Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Bittencourt came free, but Murillo Peres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juan Bittencourt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Murillo Peres having to interfere.