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Spectators: 6649 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1649, VIP seats: 0) Bento Vieira started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Gilbert Askberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gabriel Salazar was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. In the 6th minute, Gilbert Askberg got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. David Paiva might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gabriel Salazar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. David Paiva ran back to his position shaking his head. A hard shot 14 in the game by Gilbert Askberg from a close distance when the talented Gabriel Salazar managed to make a qualified save. Atlético SC's players were relieved. After 16 played minutes Atlético SC got a freekick which was hit by Bento Vieira. Atlético SC's Gabriel Salazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Oliveira in the 18th minute of play. André Barros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aldo Madruga in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd match minute, Atlético SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aldo Madruga to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the SL Benfica defense, Bento Vieira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of André Barros. The SL Benfica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that André Barros should have stopped the shot. André Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bento Vieira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute, Gilbert Askberg got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. André Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldo Madruga in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th match minute, SL Benfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuno Oliveira to maneuver through the defense. Nuno Oliveira hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 40th minute of the game. One of SL Benfica:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Atlético SC:s goal. SL Benfica:s André Barros showed great skill when he stopped Manuel Sacramento:s penalty. 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 Gilbert Askberg made a kick off. Angelo Trindade made in the 52nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Hermano Ventura. In the 58thth minute of the game Bento Vieira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SL Benfica's André Barros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Atlético SC booed when SL Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nuno Oliveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gabriel Salazar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilbert Askberg's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd minute, one of SL Benfica:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for SL Benfica. Fabrício Reis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. André Barros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bento Vieira in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Atlético SC's Hermano Ventura ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind André Barros. André Barros yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. In the 81st minute, David Paiva got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. SL Benfica's David Paiva got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Paiva in the 88th minute of play forced Atlético SC's goalkeeper Gabriel Salazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of SL Benfica booed when Atlético SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hermano Ventura didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd minute, Gustaf Hammarberg got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. SL Benfica's Nuno Santarém was substituted for Gilbert Askberg. SL Benfica's Joaquim Faro was substituted for Gustaf Hammarberg. Joaquim Faro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gabriel Salazar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.