League Play-Off

Estádio Orizona
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Duarte Xavier took the kick off in the first half of the match. Orizona's Lino Urbano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duarte Xavier in the 3rd minute of play. SL BENFICA's Luís Fernando Hermes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save SL BENFICA from getting a goal against them. Luís Fernando Hermes made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Ricardo Galvão sent off a good shot on target. Vítor Albuquerque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lino Urbano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vítor Albuquerque in the 18th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Duarte Xavier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lino Urbano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Duarte Xavier might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lino Urbano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Duarte Xavier ran back to his position shaking his head. Luís Fernando Hermes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ricardo Galvão went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Lino Urbano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítor Albuquerque in the 31st minute of play. In the 31st minute, Róbson Campidelis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Orizona's Valério Marques got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 41st minute there was a penalty for SL BENFICA. Rubens Lopez stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Lino Urbano. 1-1. Orizona's Lino Urbano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vítor Albuquerque in the 46th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Valério Marques made the kick off in the second half. In the 54thth minute of the game Duarte Xavier who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Orizona's Lino Urbano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lino Urbano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Duarte Xavier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Vítor Albuquerque came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the SL 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 Vítor Albuquerque couldn't finish the play. When Ricardo Galvão came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Orizona 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 Ricardo Galvão couldn't finish the play. Duarte Xavier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vítor Albuquerque fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lino Urbano having to interfere. In the 74th minute, Luiz Gustavo Valle reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lino Urbano. The goal made the score 1-2. The crowd rose to their feet as Duarte Xavier kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lino Urbano. That made the score 1-3 in the 77 minute of play. Vítor Albuquerque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87thth minute of the game Duarte Xavier who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Orizona's Lino Urbano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 88 minutes in the game, Duarte Xavier fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Lino Urbano having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Orizona's Simão Montenegro got a free kick in the 92nd minute.