League Play-Off

Estadio Sandelgas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Paulo Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Herberto Damásio having to interfere. Filipe Maia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Herberto Damásio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Prada in the 13th minute of play forced Sandelgas's goalkeeper José Borba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute, Paulo Maia fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Herberto Damásio, passed just outside the right post. A collision led to Sandelgas getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Afonso Alves hit a great ball. José Borba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Prada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Borba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Prada in the 30th minute of the match. If Emílio Bentes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emílio Paiva hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. If Emílio Bentes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Paulo Maia came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Sandelgas 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 Paulo Maia couldn't finish the play. The Sandelgas players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SC Benfica were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emílio Bentes to make the kick off. Jorge Prada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but José Borba made a huge save. Joaquim Amaral kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th minute of the match Nuno Ferro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Herberto Damásio showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Paulo Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jorge Prada fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Borba having to interfere. Jorge Prada received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. José Borba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emílio Bentes had several of the Sandelgas's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 69 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-2 score and a disappointed José Borba as he didn't even see the shot coming. Herberto Damásio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Maia in the 73rd minute of play. When Jorge Prada came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the SC 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 Jorge Prada couldn't finish the play. José Borba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emílio Bentes in the 81st minute of play. Paulo Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Paulo Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Sandelgas fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Sandelgas's Paulo Maia looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jorge Prada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rubim Pinto kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Maia in the 97th minute of play forced SC Benfica's goalkeeper Herberto Damásio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Sandelgas supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching SC Benfica's performance. The match ended with a win for SC Benfica.