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Benfica
Spectators: 6670 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zé Lopes took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucas de Alcântara in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benjamim Loureiro saved Benfica from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucas de Alcântara in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benjamim Loureiro saved Benfica from getting behind. 15 minutes into the match, Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Baltazar Ceresso came free, but Benjamim Loureiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baltazar Ceresso might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benjamim Loureiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Baltazar Ceresso ran back to his position shaking his head. Lucas de Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benjamim Loureiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucas de Alcântara's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucas de Alcântara in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benjamim Loureiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Clóvis Vieira charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Clóvis Vieira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Floresta de Nottinghan booed when Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clóvis Vieira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Baltazar Ceresso in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benjamim Loureiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Lucas de Alcântara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benjamim Loureiro was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. In the 28th minute, Lucas de Alcântara 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. Floresta de Nottinghan's Teodoro Fiz got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucas de Alcântara in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benjamim Loureiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Teodoro Fiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Benjamim Loureiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 35th minute of the match Edgard Donatello shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dudu Souto showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Benfica booed when Floresta de Nottinghan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gino Prestes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benjamim Loureiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hílton Monteiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Lopes struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Dudu Souto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Benfica. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The crowd rose to their feet as Baltazar Ceresso kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Benjamim Loureiro. That made the score 0-3 in the 52 minute of play. When Floresta de Nottinghan's Teodoro Fiz in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Benfica's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas de Alcântara in the 60th minute of play forced Benfica's goalkeeper Benjamim Loureiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Benjamim Loureiro managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Floresta de Nottinghan's Lucas de Alcântara fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The crowd rose to their feet as Floresta de Nottinghan's Baltazar Ceresso slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Benjamim Loureiro. That made the score 0-4 after 64 minutes of play. Benjamim Loureiro didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Floresta de Nottinghan's Lucas de Alcântara shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-5 in the ordered_time% minute. Benjamim Loureiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas de Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the match, Benfica's goalkeeper Benjamim Loureiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucas de Alcântara. Benjamim Loureiro was a little too slow when Baltazar Ceresso got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 75th minute. The score was now 0-6. Tony Marques hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. When Baltazar Ceresso came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Floresta de Nottinghan fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Baltazar Ceresso couldn't finish the play. If Baltazar Ceresso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th match minute, Benfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amílton do Nascimento to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas de Alcântara in the 89th minute of play forced Benfica's goalkeeper Benjamim Loureiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baltazar Ceresso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.