League Play-Off

Reiriz
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adolfo Corte-Real got the match started through his kick off. Gregório Quental didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Palmiro Campos went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Elias Póvoas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Graciano Regueira in the 18th minute of the match. lokomotiv's Adolfo Corte-Real got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 24 played minutes lokomotiv got a freekick which was hit by Francisco Santiago. In the 25th minute of the match, Adolfo Ornelas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Elias Póvoas was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Graciano Regueira was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 27th minute. S.L.Benfica's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emanuel Reis during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to lokomotiv getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Emanuel Reis hit a great ball. If Graciano Regueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute of the match Francisco Santiago shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gregório Quental showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Adolfo Corte-Real struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Gregório Quental didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for lokomotiv. Palmiro Campos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adolfo Ornelas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Elias Póvoas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Domingos Belo charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Domingos Belo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Domingos Belo kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Graciano Regueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elias Póvoas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adolfo Ornelas in the 46th minute. The S.L.Benfica players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. lokomotiv were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Graciano Regueira to make the kick off. Palmiro Campos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd minute, Damião Cardoso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roberto Fagundes was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 63rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Ornelas in the 66th minute of play forced lokomotiv's goalkeeper Elias Póvoas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. lokomotiv's Palmiro Campos got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. lokomotiv's Elias Póvoas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Graciano Regueira in the 78th minute of play. Elias Póvoas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adolfo Ornelas in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Adolfo Ornelas notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of lokomotiv's Elias Póvoas. Elias Póvoas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Graciano Regueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elias Póvoas having to interfere. Graciano Regueira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Elias Póvoas having to make a save.