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Estadio Moitedo
Spectators: 6573 (Terracing: 5429, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carlos Andrade kicked off to start the match. Fernando Moura hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. The supporters of Leõesdabola booed when SL Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Humberto Santarém didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 7th minute, when Leõesdabola's Amílcar Aguiar after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Cândido Carvalho in SL Benfica's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. SL Benfica's Cândido Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amado Silveira in the 9th minute of play. Cândido Carvalho made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Josué Chagas sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Amado Silveira kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cândido Carvalho. That made the score 1-0 in the 12 minute of play. Cândido Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amado Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind SL Benfica's goalkeeper Cândido Carvalho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 19 minutes into the match, SL Benfica's Abelardo Pirro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rafael Freitas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Leõesdabola's zone, Abelardo Pirro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafael Freitas came out of the goal and Abelardo Pirro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 21 minutes into the game, Abelardo Pirro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SL Benfica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leõesdabola the free kick. After a rather tough play, SL Benfica's Abelardo Pirro got a free kick in the 21st minute. With his leg Cândido Carvalho managed to avoid a goal in the 26thth minute, when Leõesdabola's Nicolau Baía fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Cândido Carvalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Diegues, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Viriato Aguiar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Rafael Freitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leõesdabola's Rafael Freitas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abelardo Pirro in the 35th minute of play. Cândido Carvalho made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Nicolau Baía sent off a good shot on target. Rafael Freitas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abelardo Pirro, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Amado Silveira made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Josué Chagas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cândido Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 57 minutes of play, Leõesdabola's Lucas Diegues made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cândido Carvalho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cândido Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amado Silveira in the 61st minute of play. Abelardo Pirro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Rafael Freitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 66th minute Viriato Aguiar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Freitas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cândido Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolau Baía, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cândido Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amado Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cândido Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Diegues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cândido Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amado Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the game, Leõesdabola's Josué Chagas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cândido Carvalho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. In the 83rd minute Josué Chagas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cândido Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 85 played minutes, Leõesdabola's Mauro Coimbra shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cândido Carvalho came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Leõesdabola reached it. The supporters of Leõesdabola booed when SL Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emílio Lima didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emílio Lima's late challenge caught a Leõesdabola's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emílio Lima helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, SL Benfica's Emílio Lima got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 95th minute of the match Martinho Semedo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cândido Carvalho showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. There was no doubt that Leõesdabola were the better team. Leõesdabola's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.