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Funchal Campus
Spectators: 7961 (Terracing: 5972, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) Carlos Lessa 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 Aloísio Cardoso in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th minute Virgílio Pinheiro 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. In the 10th minute Frederico Miguéis 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. Ultra Ferrolhos CF's Cássio Prestes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Lessa in the 12th minute of play. Noel Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgílio Pinheiro in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgílio Pinheiro in the 15th minute of play forced Funchal e Benfica's goalkeeper Noel Coutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Virgílio Pinheiro in the 17th 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. 20 minutes into the match, Funchal e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Virgílio Pinheiro came free, but Noel Coutinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frederico Miguéis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rui Valente could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Cássio Prestes made a huge save. Noel Coutinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frederico Miguéis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In a very dangerous position, a player in Funchal e Benfica fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 38th minute. Penalty! In a very dangerous position, a player in Funchal e Benfica fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 47th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Ultra Ferrolhos CF a penalty, 50 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Silvano Alves, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Funchal e Benfica's Noel Coutinho. 2-2. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frederico Miguéis to make the kick off. Carlos Lessa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francisco Soveral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cássio Prestes having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Lessa in the 59th minute of play forced Ultra Ferrolhos CF's goalkeeper Cássio Prestes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vítor Tristão thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Cássio Prestes, a very annoying self made goal in the 61st minute which led to 3-2. Carlos Lessa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Cássio Prestes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Funchal e Benfica's Carlos Lessa got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aloísio Cardoso charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aloísio Cardoso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cássio Prestes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Lessa in the 73rd minute of play. Francisco Soveral recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cássio Prestes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Lessa in the 76th minute of the match. Ultra Ferrolhos CF's Cássio Prestes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Durval Assunção in the 80th minute of play. 3-3 became the score in the 82nd minute when Virgílio Pinheiro elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederico Miguéis in the 90th minute of play forced Funchal e Benfica's goalkeeper Noel Coutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 100 minutes into the match, Funchal e Benfica's goalkeeper Noel Coutinho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Virgílio Pinheiro. Ultra Ferrolhos CF's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.