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Funchal Campus
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rui Valente took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roi Coelho in the 5th minute of play forced Funchal e Benfica's goalkeeper Noel Coutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noel Coutinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roi Coelho in the 10th minute of the match. Noel Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roi Coelho in the 16th minute of play. After 22 played minutes, Os Vitors FC's Fedele Pomponio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Noel Coutinho came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Os Vitors FC reached it. Herminio Domiku kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Fedele Pomponio kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. André Gonçalves hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Roi Coelho's late challenge caught a Funchal e Benfica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roi Coelho helped the player get up and apologised. Abundio Montiel scored 0-1 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Noel Coutinho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alexandre Mourato kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. A collision led to Os Vitors FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Alexandre Amaro hit a great ball. In the 40th minute Roi Coelho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Coutinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 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. Roi Coelho was the one to do the kick off. Lucas Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rui Valente in the 53rd minute of play. A collision led to Funchal e Benfica getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Durval Assunção hit a great ball. A collision led to Os Vitors FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Herminio Domiku hit a great ball. In the 69th minute, Os Vitors FC's Roi Coelho dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. 0-3 became the score in the 72nd minute when Roi Coelho elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 77th minute, Funchal e Benfica's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Herminio Domiku fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Noel Coutinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roi Coelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Noel Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roi Coelho in the 85th minute of play. Os Vitors FC's Lucas Abalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Soveral in the 87th minute of play. Roi Coelho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Noel Coutinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Noel Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roi Coelho in the 96th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Os Vitors FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.