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Estádio das EIRAS
Spectators: 8436 (Terracing: 6328, Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Douglas Costa got the match started through his kick off. Ignacio Ioritz took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cassiano Mendonça. Cassiano Mendonça dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobias Brites in the 9th minute of play forced BENFICA UNITED's goalkeeper Anderson Hoffmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cassiano Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Ioritz in the 15th minute of play. Anderson Hoffmann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tobias Brites, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiago Domingues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alex Ibáñez got free with Anderson Hoffmann in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 22nd minute of the match, Tobias Brites tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Anderson Hoffmann saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 22 minutes, Ramiro Travassos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BENFICA UNITED and the GD Fiães players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, BENFICA UNITED's Ramiro Travassos got a free kick in the 22nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in GD Fiães's zone, Ignacio Ioritz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cassiano Mendonça came out of the goal and Ignacio Ioritz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alex Ibáñez got free with Anderson Hoffmann in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. GD Fiães's Cassiano Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Ioritz in the 30th minute of play. Tobias Brites received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Anderson Hoffmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anderson Hoffmann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobias Brites, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. GD Fiães's Cassiano Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Douglas Costa in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute, GD Fiães's Tobias Brites ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Anderson Hoffmann. Anderson Hoffmann yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alex Ibáñez made a kick off. Anderson Hoffmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Brites in the 53rd minute of the match. Anderson Hoffmann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudemiro Baptista, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 57 minutes into the match, BENFICA UNITED's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Ibáñez came free, but Anderson Hoffmann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ramiro Travassos lost his temper 58 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 57th minute, one of BENFICA UNITED:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for BENFICA UNITED. BENFICA UNITED:s Anderson Hoffmann showed great skill when he stopped Severiano Calado:s penalty. Anderson Hoffmann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobias Brites in the 61st minute of play. GD Fiães's Alex Ibáñez got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tiago Domingues struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Cassiano Mendonça didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BENFICA UNITED. In the 73rd minute Alex Ibáñez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anderson Hoffmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, GD Fiães's goalkeeper Cassiano Mendonça had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tiago Domingues. 77 minutes into the match, BENFICA UNITED's goal looked a bit too open when Amável Quental came free, but Anderson Hoffmann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Tobias Brites made a precise shot to the right of Anderson Hoffmann. BENFICA UNITED's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. GD Fiães's Higino Alcântara was substituted for Severiano Calado. In the 89th minute Tobias Brites shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anderson Hoffmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anderson Hoffmann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amável Quental, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Douglas Costa got free with Cassiano Mendonça in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anderson Hoffmann came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by GD Fiães's Tobias Brites. But to his dismay, Tobias Brites quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1.