League

Sativa
Spectators: 8011 (Terracing: 6010, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) Salvador Mesquita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Noel Coutinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Prince Taylor in the 3rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Salvador Mesquita in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Noel Coutinho saved Funchal e Benfica from getting behind. In the 13th minute Salvador Mesquita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Coutinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rui Valente scored 0-2 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Diogo Costa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by Funchal e Benfica's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Baltasar Bezerra was slow to take the kick. During this time Portugal Roots Generation's players had a chance to rest. The supporters of Funchal e Benfica booed when Portugal Roots Generation was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dércio Bernardes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Noel Coutinho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Salvador Mesquita in the 23rd minute. A collision led to Funchal e Benfica getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Alexandre Mourato hit a great ball. Salvador Mesquitas short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Noel Coutinho to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 30 minutes into the game, Salvador Mesquita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Noel Coutinho was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Funchal e Benfica's Noel Coutinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salvador Mesquita in the 34th minute of play. Dércio Bernardes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noel Coutinho having to interfere. With a little luck, Funchal e Benfica's Noel Coutinho got control of the ball when Salvador Mesquita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Noel Coutinho was a little too slow when Prince Taylor got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 44th minute. The score was now 2-2. Carlos Lessa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Carlos Lessa made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Salvador Mesquita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Noel Coutinho was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Vivaldo Paixão kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. André Gonçalves kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Funchal e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Salvador Mesquita came free, but Noel Coutinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Salvador Mesquita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Noel Coutinho was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. A collision led to Funchal e Benfica getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Francisco Soveral hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Salvador Mesquita in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Noel Coutinho saved Funchal e Benfica from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Salvador Mesquita in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Noel Coutinho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 76 minutes of play, Portugal Roots Generation's Salvador Mesquita made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Noel Coutinho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Diogo Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Soveral in the 82nd minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, Funchal e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Salvador Mesquita came free, but Noel Coutinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Noel Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salvador Mesquita in the 87th minute of play. Rui Valente fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diogo Costa having to interfere. Portugal Roots Generation's Diogo Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Lessa in the 93rd minute of play. If Rui Valente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.