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Estadio Alfouvez
Spectators: 6681 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 0) José Araújo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Alfouvez FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Gaspar Avelar hit a great ball. Terry Pantel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anselmo Calçada read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. The audience was convinced that José Araújo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anselmo Calçada was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. SLBenfica's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by José Araújo in the 10th minute. Sabino Gois tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Anselmo Calçada. An unnecessary self made goal, 0-1 in the 10th minute. If José Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Terry Pantel in the 16th minute of play forced Alfouvez FC's goalkeeper Anselmo Calçada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the game, SLBenfica's José Araújo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anselmo Calçada made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 25 minutes into the match, Gert Sundström notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Alfouvez FC's Anselmo Calçada. Anselmo Calçada was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Terry Pantel came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the SLBenfica 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 Terry Pantel couldn't finish the play. Terry Pantel kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute Terry Pantel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmo Calçada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Alfouvez FC's Gaspar Avelar got a free kick in the 45th minute. The Alfouvez FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SLBenfica were winning 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Afonso Vilhena was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Alfouvez FC's zone, Jorge Portugal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anselmo Calçada came out of the goal and Jorge Portugal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Alfouvez FC's zone, Jorge Portugal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anselmo Calçada came out of the goal and Jorge Portugal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If José Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute, Terry Pantel fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 65 minutes into the match, Alfouvez FC's goalkeeper Anselmo Calçada had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Araújo. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Terry Pantel in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anselmo Calçada saved Alfouvez FC from getting behind. In the 69th minute of the match SLBenfica got a corner. Alfouvez FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. José Araújo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The SLBenfica fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when SLBenfica's Terry Pantel looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Alfouvez FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Gaspar Avelar hit a great ball. In the 82nd of the match, Terry Pantel tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Anselmo Calçada got in the way and made a wonderful save. Ademar Mendonça hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Terry Pantel was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 95th minute. SLBenfica's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. SLBenfica's José Araújo got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Alfouvez FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. SLBenfica were clearly better and deserved to take the win.