Prized/Friendly Cup

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Catarino Esteves made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 2nd match minute, Sport Lisboa e Benfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimas França to maneuver through the defense. Valentim Palha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bo Frykberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. A collision led to Sport Lisboa e Benfica getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Catarino Esteves hit a great ball. Valentim Palha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kasper Lindström in the 11th minute of the match. Casper Bremming hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Cristiano Gentil tried to score from far away in the 14th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bo Frykberg in the 16th minute of play forced Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goalkeeper Valentim Palha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Bo Frykberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valentim Palha. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bo Frykberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 20 minutes into the match, LA VIOLA's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Gentil came free, but Stig Byström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th match minute, LA VIOLA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ola Lövkvist to maneuver through the defense. Stig Byström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Vaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute of the match, Hamilton Nascimento tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Stig Byström saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 32 played minutes LA VIOLA got a freekick which was hit by Adam Karlberg. Estevão Alves kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bo Frykberg to make the kick off. When Kasper Lindström came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the LA VIOLA 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 Kasper Lindström couldn't finish the play. Valentim Palha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Uno Lindkvist in the 57th minute. After a defensive mix-up in LA VIOLA's zone, Catarino Esteves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stig Byström came out of the goal and Catarino Esteves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of LA VIOLA booed when Sport Lisboa e Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristiano Gentil didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 70 minutes into the game, when Estevão Alves put in a rough tackle. The supporters of LA VIOLA booed when Sport Lisboa e Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Estevão Alves didn't get a good kick on the ball. 72 minutes into the match, LA VIOLA's Ola Lövkvist broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. LA VIOLA's Casper Bremming managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Cristiano Gentil in the 80 minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Catarino Esteves in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stig Byström saved LA VIOLA from getting behind. In the 85th minute Kasper Lindström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentim Palha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th match minute, Sport Lisboa e Benfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Vaz to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute, Casper Bremming hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Catarino Esteves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bo Frykberg got free with Valentim Palha in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. LA VIOLA had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.