League Play-Off

Estadio da luz
Spectators: 7 (Terracing: 0, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Avelino Pimentel got the match started through his kick off. Avelino Pimentel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Pedro Leal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo Seabra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Pedro Leal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Torcato Amaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avelino Pimentel in the 8th minute of play forced benfica's goalkeeper Pedro Leal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Santo André F.C.'s Avelino Pimentel in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye benfica's goalie prevented a goal. After 11 played minutes benfica got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Lisboa. Pedro Leal hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Avelino Pimentel 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paulo Seabra in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Leal saved benfica from getting behind. Pedro Leal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paulo Seabra went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 29 played minutes benfica got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Lisboa. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Vicente Leiria managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santo André F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Vicente Leiria was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Leal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Torcato Amaro came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Santo André F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Torcato Amaro couldn't finish the play. benfica's Alfredo Guarda was substituted for José Paredes. In the 45th minute, Laurentino Fragoso made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Leal. benfica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when João Valente stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pedro Leal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laurentino Fragoso in the 52nd minute of play. Laurentino Fragoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Seabra in the 58th minute of play forced benfica's goalkeeper Pedro Leal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind benfica's goalkeeper Pedro Leal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. João Valente's late challenge caught a Santo André F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Valente helped the player get up and apologised. Pedro Leal was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Paulo Seabra showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 66 minute of play. Lourenço Nunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Valente in the 77th minute of the match. benfica's Pedro Leal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save benfica from getting a goal against them. benfica's Pedro Leal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avelino Pimentel in the 86th minute of play. In the 86th match minute, benfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuno Nascimento to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Leal made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Avelino Pimentel sent off a good shot on target. Avelino Pimentel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Pedro Leal made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Avelino Pimentel got free with Pedro Leal in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gastão Aragão got free with Pedro Leal in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Avelino Pimentel got free with Pedro Leal in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Avelino Pimentel got free with Pedro Leal in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Santo André F.C. played a much better game than benfica and deserved their victory. The benfica players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.