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Funchal Campus
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cassiano Cardoso started the match with the kick off. Rui Valente's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Vilhelm Arhenius firmly grabbed it by the left post. 5 minutes into the game, Raul Candeias threw the ball into play from the sideline. Funchal e Benfica's Durval Assunção quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. If Rui Valente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Francisco Soveral was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 15th minute. Funchal e Benfica's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Funchal e Benfica's goalkeeper Noel Coutinho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Deslarga-me F.C. getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Reginaldo Guerra hit a great ball. After 24 minutes, Reginaldo Guerra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Deslarga-me F.C. and the Funchal e Benfica players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 24 played minutes Deslarga-me F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Reginaldo Guerra. Rui Valente charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rui Valente the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. João Lisboa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Funchal e Benfica's Noel Coutinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reginaldo Guerra in the 34th minute of play. After 37 played minutes Funchal e Benfica got a freekick which was hit by Durval Assunção. Vilhelm Arhenius made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rui Valente in the 47th minute. Reginaldo Guerra got his second yellow card in the match during the 47th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Funchal e Benfica booed when Deslarga-me F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reginaldo Guerra didn't get a good kick on the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rui Valente stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, Francisco Soveral cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Vilhelm Arhenius was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Deslarga-me F.C. booed when Funchal e Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Soveral didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by João Lisboa during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Deslarga-me F.C. getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. João Lisboa hit a great ball. Deslarga-me F.C.'s João Lisboa got his second yellow card of the match in the 66th minute. The referee ordered João Lisboa off the ground. In the 70th minute, Vladimiro Viveiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 70 played minutes, Funchal e Benfica's Rui Valente shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vilhelm Arhenius 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 Funchal e Benfica reached it. The supporters of Funchal e Benfica booed when Deslarga-me F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Máximo Eiró didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 78th minute Rui Valente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vilhelm Arhenius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Rui Valente came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Funchal e Benfica 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 Rui Valente couldn't finish the play. Vilhelm Arhenius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rui Valente in the 86th minute of play. If Rui Valente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 98 minutes into the match, Funchal e Benfica's Rui Valente sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vilhelm Arhenius narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Funchal e Benfica walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.