League

Estadio Botulho
Spectators: 8103 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 160) Nuno Ponte started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After having played for 8 minutes, Virgílio Serpa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MC ESPANHOL's supporters crossed their fingers, but Virgílio Serpa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of MC ESPANHOL booed when Benfica de Penafirme was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mário Caneira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benfica de Penafirme's Roberto Pádua suffered a sprained foot after 13 minutes and couldn't finish the game. A collision led to MC ESPANHOL getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Cordara Larrave hit a great ball. MC ESPANHOL's Teófilo Belém played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Ponte in the 15th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Nuno Ponte's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teófilo Belém was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Silvano Fragoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virgílio Serpa, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute Nuno Ponte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teófilo Belém saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benfica de Penafirme's Silvano Fragoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiberiu Iordan in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgílio Serpa in the 24th minute of play forced Benfica de Penafirme's goalkeeper Silvano Fragoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as MC ESPANHOL's Tiberiu Iordan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Silvano Fragoso. That made the score 1-2 after 27 minutes of play. Silvano Fragoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgílio Serpa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Silvano Fragoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kostas Sourpis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teófilo Belém made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alcides Nóbrega in the 34th minute of play. Benfica de Penafirme's defense didn't have a chance, in the 35th minute, when Virgílio Serpa scored to the left of an out of position Silvano Fragoso, making the score, 2-2. Tiberiu Iordan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Silvano Fragoso made a huge save. 43 minutes into the match, MC ESPANHOL's goal looked a bit too open when Nuno Ponte came free, but Teófilo Belém reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tiberiu Iordan was the one to do the kick off. João Gomes hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. A collision led to Benfica de Penafirme getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Justo Nuxila hit a great ball. The supporters of Benfica de Penafirme booed when MC ESPANHOL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cordara Larrave didn't get a good kick on the ball. Silvano Fragoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiberiu Iordan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teófilo Belém made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mário Caneira in the 70th minute. Silvano Fragoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiberiu Iordan in the 73rd minute of play. When Tiberiu Iordan, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 75 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Silvano Fragoso was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After having played for 77 minutes, Mário Caneira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Benfica de Penafirme's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mário Caneira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 81 minutes, Alcides Nóbrega mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Benfica de Penafirme and the MC ESPANHOL players grew even worse after the yellow card. 82 minutes into the match, Benfica de Penafirme's goal looked a bit too open when Kostas Sourpis came free, but Silvano Fragoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Virgílio Serpa came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the MC ESPANHOL 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 Virgílio Serpa couldn't finish the play. Benfica de Penafirme's Silvano Fragoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiberiu Iordan in the 87th minute of play. MC ESPANHOL were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Benfica de Penafirme's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aldo Giovannelli took the corner. When Nuno Ponte fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Benfica de Penafirme's protests and gave Nuno Ponte a yellow card for diving instead. In the 94th minute Tiberiu Iordan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvano Fragoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Benfica de Penafirme booed when MC ESPANHOL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severino Ribeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Selmo Panguilef took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 95th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Teófilo Belém. MC ESPANHOL's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.