League

Estadio Negrote
Spectators: 6994 (Terracing: 5353, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hugo Macedo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Emanuel Garcez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefan Gazenov in the 6th minute of play. SLB.BENFICA's Stefan Gazenov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Emanuel Garcez in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Semih Özercan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusébio Matos in the 13th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Hugo Macedo made a precise shot to the right of Emanuel Garcez. VIPASCA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After 19 played minutes VIPASCA got a freekick which was hit by Samuel Marques. 20 minutes into the match, SLB.BENFICA's Stefan Gazenov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emanuel Garcez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Eusébio Matos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Samuel Marques's late challenge caught a SLB.BENFICA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Samuel Marques helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to VIPASCA getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Samuel Marques hit a great ball. Stefan Gazenov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Emanuel Garcez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 30 played minutes VIPASCA got a freekick which was hit by Luís Ramalho. Emanuel Garcez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefan Gazenov in the 32nd minute of play. Luís Ramalho kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stefan Gazenov in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emanuel Garcez saved VIPASCA from getting behind. Semih Özercan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusébio Matos in the 38th minute of play. VIPASCA's Emanuel Garcez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Gazenov in the 42nd minute of play. Eusébio Matos charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eusébio Matos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 43rd minute, Eusébio Matos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stefan Gazenov in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emanuel Garcez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eusébio Matos was the one to do the kick off. Hugo Macedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Emanuel Garcez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. VIPASCA's Emanuel Garcez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Gazenov in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute Stefan Gazenov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Garcez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Stefan Gazenov put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Emanuel Garcez. In the 58th minute, Gabriel Magalhães hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eusébio Matos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Semih Özercan having to interfere. Emanuel Garcez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Macedo in the 64th minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Hugo Macedo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emanuel Garcez. VIPASCA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hugo Macedo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Hugo Macedo scored 4-1 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emanuel Garcez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 77th minute of the match Vasco Coelho shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emanuel Garcez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Stefan Gazenov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Garcez having to interfere. After some careless play in the VIPASCA defense, Stefan Gazenov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emanuel Garcez. The VIPASCA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emanuel Garcez should have stopped the shot. In the 88th minute Hugo Macedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Garcez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Hugo Macedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emanuel Garcez came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by SLB.BENFICA's Stefan Gazenov. But to his dismay, Stefan Gazenov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. Emanuel Garcez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Macedo in the 95th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Gazenov in the 97th minute of play forced VIPASCA's goalkeeper Emanuel Garcez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SLB.BENFICA's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.