League

Estadio Valinha
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Vladimiro Parente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mauro Esteves hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Lucílio Baía showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimiro Parente in the 14th minute of the match. The supporters of Caxinas booed when Sport Terceira e Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Lages didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Vladimiro Parente came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Caxinas 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 Vladimiro Parente couldn't finish the play. In the 17thth minute of the game Eusébio Corte-Real who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sport Terceira e Benfica's Lucílio Baía was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Caxinas's goalkeeper Jan Furtok, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Gregório Carvalheira fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caxinas's protests and gave Gregório Carvalheira a yellow card for diving instead. After 25 played minutes Caxinas got a freekick which was hit by Gregório Carvalheira. Honorato Campos was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 26th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 28th minute Vladimiro Parente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucílio Baía saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 30 played minutes Caxinas got a freekick which was hit by Dário Seixas. Samuel Marinho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lucílio Baía made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimiro Parente in the 36th minute of play. Lucílio Baía didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vladimiro Parente went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Eusébio Corte-Real sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucílio Baía took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusébio Corte-Real, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucílio Baía showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimiro Parente, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

If Vladimiro Parente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eusébio Corte-Reals short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Lucílio Baía to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 58 minutes into the match, Sport Terceira e Benfica's goalkeeper Lucílio Baía had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vítor Valente. Vladimiro Parente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd minute Vladimiro Parente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucílio Baía saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 67 minutes, Vladimiro Parente managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caxinas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vladimiro Parente was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Vladimiro Parente's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lucílio Baía was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. In the 70th minute of the match, Eusébio Corte-Real got a very nice opportunity to score, but Lucílio Baía was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Vladimiro Parente received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Lucílio Baía tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Samuel Marinho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jan Furtok read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Palmiro Cortez in the 83rd minute of play forced Caxinas's goalkeeper Jan Furtok to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vítor Valente's late challenge caught a Sport Terceira e Benfica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vítor Valente helped the player get up and apologised. In the 84th minute, Vítor Valente hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucílio Baía showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimiro Parente in the 86th minute of the match. Eusébio Corte-Real sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucílio Baía stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vladimiro Parente's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. Eusébio Corte-Real fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucílio Baía having to interfere. Vladimiro Parente received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Lucílio Baía tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eusébio Corte-Real sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Caxinas played a much better game than Sport Terceira e Benfica and deserved their victory. The Sport Terceira e Benfica players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.