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Funchal Campus
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joaquim Caires kicked off to start the match. If Rui Valente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Noel Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquim Caires in the 13th minute of play. Noel Coutinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from António Amorim, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Caires in the 20th 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 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joaquim Caires's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Funchal e Benfica's Noel Coutinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim Caires in the 31st minute of play. After a rather tough play, HИK Hajduk Marmeleira's António Gouveia got a free kick in the 34th minute. When Alípio Ribeiro came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the HИK Hajduk Marmeleira 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 Alípio Ribeiro couldn't finish the play. In the 36th minute, Joaquim Caires left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The HИK Hajduk Marmeleira fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 40th minute, Laércio Ferrão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alípio Ribeiro hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rui Valente made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Silvestre Cortez during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 56 played minutes Funchal e Benfica got a freekick which was hit by Silvestre Cortez. Noel Coutinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Homero Balsemão in the 57th minute of the match. In the 60th match minute, Funchal e Benfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvestre Cortez to maneuver through the defense. Funchal e Benfica's Francisco Soveral managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by António Amorim in the 64 minute of the game. Rui Valente received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Martinho Sequeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Noel Coutinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from António Gouveia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. HИK Hajduk Marmeleira's Joaquim Caires was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 78th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Santiago Laureano hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Caires in the 94th minute of play forced Funchal e Benfica's goalkeeper Noel Coutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Funchal e Benfica's Silvestre Cortez got his second yellow card of the match in the 96th minute. The referee ordered Silvestre Cortez off the ground. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 95th minute of the game. One of Funchal e Benfica:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of HИK Hajduk Marmeleira:s goal. The goalkeeper, Noel Coutinho, was totally fooled by HИK Hajduk Marmeleira's Homero Balsemão, who 97 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side.