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Estadio Canal
Spectators: 6641 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Amadeu Leal made the kick off which started today's match. With an all-out effort, SC Canal's Jorge Figueiredo threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Higino Fontes, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. SC Canal's Octávio Pinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Fontes in the 8th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Amadeu Leal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BENFICA CASTRO MARIM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a rather tough play, BENFICA CASTRO MARIM's Vítor Sá got a free kick in the 18th minute. Amadeu Leal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Octávio Pinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. BENFICA CASTRO MARIM's Jorge Figueiredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teófilo Valverde in the 34th minute of play. SC Canal's Octávio Pinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Fontes in the 38th minute of play. 40 minutes in the game, Teófilo Valverde fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Jorge Figueiredo having to interfere. Octávio Pinto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amadeu Leal, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 44th match minute, SC Canal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sabino Guarda to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, BENFICA CASTRO MARIM's Fernando Guarda got a free kick in the 45th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Teófilo Valverde stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jorge Figueiredo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Teófilo Valverde's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Hugo Bessa charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hugo Bessa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 53 played minutes BENFICA CASTRO MARIM got a freekick which was hit by Hugo Bessa. 54 minutes into the game, SC Canal's Isidro Lobato nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jorge Figueiredo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 59th minute, Amadeu Leal reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Octávio Pinto. The goal made the score 1-3. Octávio Pinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amadeu Leal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Mário Roriz fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Canal's protests and gave Mário Roriz a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to SC Canal getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Mário Roriz hit a great ball. BENFICA CASTRO MARIM's Jorge Figueiredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teófilo Valverde in the 69th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Teófilo Valverde managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Canal's supporters rose to their feet, but Teófilo Valverde was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorge Figueiredo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Octávio Pinto made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when André Fontes sent off a good shot on target. 79 minutes into the match, BENFICA CASTRO MARIM's goal looked a bit too open when Teófilo Valverde came free, but Jorge Figueiredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th play minute André Fontes came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Octávio Pinto. 1-5. Jorge Figueiredo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teófilo Valverde in the 94th minute of play. When the match was over BENFICA CASTRO MARIM could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than SC Canal throughout the match.