League Play-Off

Estadio da LUZ
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Miguel Varela got the match started through his kick off. Miguel Varela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Mário Lisboa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 10 minutes into the match, Tomé lago dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mário Lisboa, 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Óscar Prestes during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 16 minutes into the match, PLLopeZ Benfica's Miguel Varela sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mário Lisboa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Miguel Varela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Tomé lago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Domingos Gameiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Mateus Regalado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Gravateira FC's Óscar Prestes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mateus Regalado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Januário Varela kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Domingos Gameiro scored 1-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mateus Regalado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 41st minute, Tomé lago got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Mateus Regalado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domingos Gameiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Óscar Prestes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domingos Gameiro in the 56th minute of play forced PLLopeZ Benfica's goalkeeper Mateus Regalado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nuno Gomes charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nuno Gomes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 64th match minute, PLLopeZ Benfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuno Gomes to maneuver through the defense. PLLopeZ Benfica's Mateus Regalado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domingos Gameiro in the 66th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Óscar Prestes got free with Mateus Regalado in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gravateira FC's Mário Lisboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomé lago in the 73rd minute of play. Tomé lago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Mário Lisboa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 79 minutes, Miguel Varela mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PLLopeZ Benfica and the Gravateira FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for PLLopeZ Benfica! Tomé lago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Mário Lisboa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, Gravateira FC's Domingos Gameiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mateus Regalado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the PLLopeZ Benfica defense, Domingos Gameiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mateus Regalado. The PLLopeZ Benfica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mateus Regalado should have stopped the shot. Tomé lago fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mário Lisboa having to interfere. When Miguel Varela came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the PLLopeZ Benfica 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 Miguel Varela couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Domingos Gameiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gravateira FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Domingos Gameiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mateus Regalado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.