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Estádio da Luz
Spectators: 8468 (Terracing: 6352, Seating: 1947, VIP seats: 169) Mauro Aveiro made the kick off and thus started the match. SC Foios's Amadeu Belo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermenegildo Monteiro in the 4th minute of play. After having played for 7 minutes, Urmet Jahe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. S. L. Benfica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Urmet Jahe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 9 minutes into the match, S. L. Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Aveiro came free, but Hermes Roriz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute, S. L. Benfica's Efthimis Lyberopoulos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Amadeu Belo. Amadeu Belo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Amadeu Belo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hermenegildo Monteiro in the 15th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 17 minutes into the game, when Adolfo Caires put in a rough tackle. In the 18th minute, Adolfo Caires hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hermes Roriz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baltasar Parente, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After some careless play in the S. L. Benfica defense, Bruno Sequeira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hermes Roriz. The S. L. Benfica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hermes Roriz should have stopped the shot. 24 minutes into the match, Miguel Sanches had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amadeu Belo. SC Foios's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miguel Sanches was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Hermes Roriz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauro Aveiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Amadeu Belo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermenegildo Monteiro in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 33rd minute of the match S. L. Benfica got a corner. SC Foios's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Miguel Sanches ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hermes Roriz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauro Aveiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Aveiro in the 36th minute of play forced S. L. Benfica's goalkeeper Hermes Roriz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SC Foios's Amadeu Belo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save SC Foios from getting a goal against them. Through an outstanding action, after 42 minutes, Amadeu Belo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 42nd minute of the match, Miguel Sanches tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Amadeu Belo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Hermes Roriz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baltasar Parente, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hermenegildo Monteiro to strike the kick off in the second half. SC Foios's Amadeu Belo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermenegildo Monteiro in the 52nd minute of play. Miguel Sanches's late challenge caught a SC Foios's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Miguel Sanches helped the player get up and apologised. In the 58th match minute, S. L. Benfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Sanches to maneuver through the defense. In the 61stth minute of the game Urmet Jahe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Foios's Amadeu Belo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Aveiro in the 63rd minute of play forced S. L. Benfica's goalkeeper Hermes Roriz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute Miguel Sanches shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeu Belo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, S. L. Benfica's goalkeeper Hermes Roriz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lennart Finninge. Amadeu Belo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hermenegildo Monteiro in the 68th minute of play. With a little luck, S. L. Benfica's Hermes Roriz got control of the ball when Lennart Finninge tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hermes Roriz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Sequeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute Mauro Aveiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermes Roriz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to S. L. Benfica getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Hermenegildo Monteiro hit a great ball. Amadeu Belo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermenegildo Monteiro in the 76th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hermenegildo Monteiro in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amadeu Belo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lennart Finninge got free with Hermes Roriz in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 81st minute SC Foios were awarded a corner. Baltasar Parente went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Mauro Aveiro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Hermes Roriz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Through an outstanding action, after 83 minutes, Hermes Roriz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Hermes Roriz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lennart Finninge, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Amadeu Belo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Sanches in the 90th minute of the match. Mauro Aveiro hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. S. L. Benfica's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.