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Match Report
Bela
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) S.L.Benfica's Daniel Nogueira 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. After 4 played minutes S.L.Benfica got a freekick which was hit by Eusebiu Negrescu. 6 minutes into the game, António Maia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. S.L.Benfica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bela the free kick. After a rather tough play, S.L.Benfica's António Maia got a free kick in the 7th minute. Emanuel Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Delfim Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. António Maia hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. S.L.Benfica's Emanuel Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delfim Lopes in the 20th minute of play. Emanuel Neves was out of position in the 23 minute of play, and Gaspar Sá capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gaspar Sá really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 26 minutes into the match, S.L.Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Delfim Lopes came free, but Emanuel Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xavier Pires scored 2-0 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emanuel Neves, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. S.L.Benfica's Emanuel Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delfim Lopes in the 38th minute of play. The supporters of Bela booed when S.L.Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Inácio Soares didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, S.L.Benfica's Emanuel Neves got control of the ball when Gaspar Sá tried to sneak it across the goal line.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Delfim Lopes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Pires in the 56th minute of play forced S.L.Benfica's goalkeeper Emanuel Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 58 minutes, António Vale mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bela and the S.L.Benfica players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Bela getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. António Vale hit a great ball. Emanuel Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mário Leão, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Emanuel Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delfim Lopes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Xavier Pires came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Bela 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 Xavier Pires couldn't finish the play. Júlio Carvalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After a rather tough play, S.L.Benfica's Eduardo Branco got a free kick in the 68th minute. Emanuel Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaspar Sá, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mário Leão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 77 minutes into the match, Delfim Lopes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emanuel Neves. S.L.Benfica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Delfim Lopes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In the 87thth minute of the game Gaspar Sá who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but S.L.Benfica's Emanuel Neves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by S.L.Benfica's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alfredo Vieira was slow to take the kick. During this time Bela's players had a chance to rest. Basílio Martins thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Emanuel Neves, a very annoying self made goal in the 90th minute which led to 5-0. S.L.Benfica's Emanuel Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaspar Sá in the 94th minute of play. S.L.Benfica's Emanuel Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaspar Sá in the 96th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Bela fully deserved thier win.
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