League

Safira
Spectators: 8047 (Terracing: 6036, Seating: 1851, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tarcísio Castelo Branco got the match started through his kick off. Aloísio Perdigão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aloísio Perdigão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Silvano Fragoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The throw-in from Olavo Portugal in the 7th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Safira Harammes's Telmo Oliveira. 8 minutes into the match, Benfica de Penafirme's goal looked a bit too open when Aloísio Perdigão came free, but Silvano Fragoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sérgio Madruga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Ponte in the 11th minute of the match. Sérgio Madruga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fridun Schwemer in the 18th minute of the match. Sérgio Madruga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jo Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Tarcísio Castelo Branco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Silvano Fragoso having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jo Soares in the 26th minute of play forced Safira Harammes's goalkeeper Sérgio Madruga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Benfica de Penafirme's zone, Tarcísio Castelo Branco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silvano Fragoso came out of the goal and Tarcísio Castelo Branco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aloísio Perdigão struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Silvano Fragoso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Safira Harammes. Sérgio Madruga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fridun Schwemer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Cristiano Calado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sérgio Madruga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raúl Cruz in the 34th minute of the match. Sérgio Madruga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jo Soares in the 41st minute of the match. Jo Soares took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sérgio Madruga. Sérgio Madruga dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. A collision led to Safira Harammes getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Inácio Sobral hit a great ball. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Raúl Cruz made a kick off. Raúl Cruz took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sérgio Madruga. Sérgio Madruga dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Sérgio Madruga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raúl Cruz in the 56th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Egídio Pinho during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 57 played minutes Safira Harammes got a freekick which was hit by Egídio Pinho. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jo Soares in the 60th minute of play forced Safira Harammes's goalkeeper Sérgio Madruga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Benfica de Penafirme's goal looked a bit too open when Aloísio Perdigão came free, but Silvano Fragoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 65 played minutes, Safira Harammes's Anselmo Nascimento shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Silvano Fragoso 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 Safira Harammes reached it. When Tarcísio Castelo Branco came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Safira Harammes 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 Tarcísio Castelo Branco couldn't finish the play. Sérgio Madruga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raúl Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Raúl Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sérgio Madruga was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. 70 minutes into the game, Jo Soares cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Sérgio Madruga was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Safira Harammes's Sérgio Madruga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jo Soares in the 74th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Benfica de Penafirme's Sérgio Madruga threw himself towards the right post 75 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fridun Schwemer, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 77th minute, Benfica de Penafirme's Fridun Schwemer ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Sérgio Madruga. Sérgio Madruga yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. Silvano Fragoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tarcísio Castelo Branco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Freire was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aloísio Perdigão in the 84th minute of play forced Benfica de Penafirme's goalkeeper Silvano Fragoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aloísio Perdigão scored 1-4 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silvano Fragoso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Raúl Cruz scored 1-5 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sérgio Madruga, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 93 played minutes Safira Harammes got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Calado.