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Águia Dourada
Spectators: 5353 (Terracing: 5353, Seating: 0, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mattias Björkdahl took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Ramiro Eiró had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Miguel Mota. SC People's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ramiro Eiró was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 7 minutes into the match, SL Benfica's goalkeeper Simão Santarém had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mattias Björkdahl. After 10 played minutes Epifanio Erosa rounded SL Benfica's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. Mattias Björkdahl in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Simão Santarém, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Hugo Castelo Branco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ramiro Eiró had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SL Benfica's Rodolfo Ruas got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Bento Rocha took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Simão Santarém to make any attempt to save it. Epifanio Erosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simão Santarém having to interfere. The supporters of SC People booed when SL Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramiro Eiró didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mattias Björkdahl who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 33rdth minute tested the skills of Simão Santarém when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Pedro Veiga managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC People's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Veiga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Simão Santarém breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match clock showed 38 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Mattias Björkdahl sped through SL Benfica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Simão Santarém. SC People's Miguel Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramiro Eiró in the 45th minute of play.

The wind increased when Rodolfo Ruas made the kick off in the second half. Simão Santarém showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Epifanio Erosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Simão Santarém came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by SC People's Mattias Björkdahl. But to his dismay, Mattias Björkdahl quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. Cássio Lameirinhas charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cássio Lameirinhas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. SC People's Amadeu Amaral was substituted for Epifanio Erosa. After 60 played minutes SL Benfica got a freekick which was hit by Cássio Lameirinhas. Delfim Andrade hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. SL Benfica's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mário Lobato in the 65th minute. The corner ended in Mário Lobato almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SC People's Miguel Mota did a great save. In the 67th minute, Mattias Björkdahl left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC People fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. Miguel Mota made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Hugo Castelo Branco sent off a good shot on target. Miguel Mota showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolfo Ruas, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Simão Santarém showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mattias Björkdahl, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute, Gaspar Fonseca 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. 88 minutes into the match, Mattias Björkdahl had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Simão Santarém. SL Benfica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mattias Björkdahl was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-2. The audience was convinced that Mattias Björkdahl's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Simão Santarém was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. In the 98th minute, Mário Lobato 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. SC People were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of SL Benfica for a fine match.