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Arena Bensekers
Spectators: 7135 (Terracing: 5353, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 141) Tiaguinho Trigo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Durval Neto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Durval Neto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Chelsicha's Aleandro Barros in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AC Bensekers's goalie prevented a goal. If Durval Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tiaguinho Trigo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fernão Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiaguinho Trigo, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Noel Vieira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Durval Neto in the 28th minute of play. 28 minutes into the game, Sérgio de Medeiros was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC Bensekers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chelsicha the free kick. In the 28th match minute, AC Bensekers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sérgio de Medeiros to maneuver through the defense. Noel Vieira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Durval Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Durval Neto in the 33rd minute of play forced AC Bensekers's goalkeeper Noel Vieira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th match minute, Chelsicha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sidney Sarmento to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Tiaguinho Trigo managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Bensekers's supporters rose to their feet, but Tiaguinho Trigo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernão Esteves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After 55 played minutes Chelsicha got a freekick which was hit by Sidney Sarmento. AC Bensekers's Noel Vieira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save AC Bensekers from getting a goal against them. 64 minutes into the match, AC Bensekers's goalkeeper Noel Vieira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Durval Neto. Durval Neto succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 66th playminute. The audience was convinced that Aleandro Barros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Noel Vieira was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. In the 85th minute, one of AC Bensekers: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 AC Bensekers. When the match had been going on for 87 minutes, Chelsicha's Virgílio Valladares got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Noel Vieira. In the 94th match minute, Chelsicha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sidney Sarmento to maneuver through the defense. Nestor Prata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Fernão Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match was over Chelsicha could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than AC Bensekers throughout the match.