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Eng. Aires Baptista
Spectators: 8402 (Terracing: 6302, Seating: 1932, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 严奕默 kicked off to start the match. If Yanick Coremans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. S. L. Benfica's Genaro Suarez couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 4th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for SANFINS VLP. S. L. Benfica's Fabiano Infante suffered a concussion in the 5th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. 5 minutes into the game, Fabrício Quental was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SANFINS VLP's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave S. L. Benfica the free kick. S. L. Benfica's Egídio Padilha was substituted for Fabiano Infante. Fabrício Quental kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Reinaldo Caeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but David Prada was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yanick Coremans in the 11th minute of play forced S. L. Benfica's goalkeeper Vatan Necmi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wojciech Wojno got free with Vatan Necmi in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 25th minute 严奕默 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Prada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 严奕默 took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised David Prada. David Prada dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Vatan Necmi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Viana in the 27th minute of play. With a little luck, S. L. Benfica's Vatan Necmi got control of the ball when Wojciech Wojno tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vatan Necmi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Viana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute, SANFINS VLP's Fabrício Quental ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Vatan Necmi. Vatan Necmi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. 39 minutes into the game, Egídio Padilha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. S. L. Benfica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SANFINS VLP the free kick. In the 39th match minute, S. L. Benfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egídio Padilha to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Viana in the 42nd minute of play forced S. L. Benfica's goalkeeper Vatan Necmi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute SANFINS VLP were awarded a corner. Harry Meikleham went to the cornerflag to take it. Vatan Necmi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wojciech Wojno went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eduardo Viana was the one to do the kick off. Fabrício Quental was shown his second yellow card after 52 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Fabrício Quental kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. David Prada made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Reinaldo Caeiro sent off a good shot on target. After 55 minutes SANFINS VLP's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Genaro Suarez who took care of the corner kick. Genaro Suarez made a great header on S. L. Benfica's corner, it was just that SANFINS VLP's David Prada managed to reach the ball for a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eduardo Viana in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vatan Necmi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Wojciech Wojno fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SANFINS VLP's protests and gave Wojciech Wojno a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, SANFINS VLP's Wojciech Wojno got a free kick in the 73rd minute. 73 minutes into the match, SANFINS VLP's goalkeeper David Prada had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Reinaldo Caeiro. Reinaldo Caeiro had several of the SANFINS VLP's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 74 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 3-2 score and a disappointed David Prada as he didn't even see the shot coming. Reinaldo Caeiro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 79thth minute tested the skills of David Prada when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 严奕默 in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg David Prada saved SANFINS VLP from getting behind. 81 minutes into the match, S. L. Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Yanick Coremans came free, but Vatan Necmi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th match minute, S. L. Benfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celso Leão to maneuver through the defense. In the 88thth minute of the game 严奕默 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SANFINS VLP's David Prada was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of SANFINS VLP booed when S. L. Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavier Guterres didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd minute of the match Yanick Coremans sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vatan Necmi skillfully saved the ball. Wojciech Wojno kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Reinaldo Caeiro's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but David Prada firmly grabbed it by the left post. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.