Benfica Beat Sporting

Benfica attained its fifth victory in the yearly match with Sporting, which took place at Ribagolfe 1, involving forty players from each of the Lisbon clubs. The tournament, a pairs match play, took place in warm weather, and Benfica won by 11,5-8,5. On the Sporting team emphasis goes to former goal keeper Ricardo Pereira who paired with Fernando Vaz (they won by 4-3), while on Benfica it was Domingo Soares Oliveira, vice president of the SAD who teamed up with Nuno Rocha Santos, responsible for golf in the club, who won by 6-5. Only two ladies took part, Rita Santos and Marieta Araújo, both playing for Sporting. At the end there was a prize awarding lunch at the Ribagolfe, prizes being given out by the teams’ captains, Orlando Santos (Benfica) and Mário Oliveira (Sporting).

OBenfica obteve a quinta vitória no match anual com o Sporting, que decorreu no percurso Ribagolfe I e envolveu 40 jogadores de cada clube de Lisboa. O torneio, um match play a pares, decorreu com tempo quente e o Benfica venceu por 11,5-8,5. Na equipa do Sporting destacou-se o antigo guarda-redes Ricardo Pereira que fez dupla com Fernando Vaz e ganharam 4-3, enquanto no Benfica foi Domingos Soares Oliveira, vice-presidente da SAD que fez equipa com Nuno Rocha Santos, responsável pelo golfe no clube, que ganharam por 6-5. Participaram apenas duas senhoras, Rita Santos e Marieta Araújo, pelo Sporting. No final realizou-se no Ribagolfe o almoço e a distribuição dos prémios, entre os “capitães” Orlando Santos (Benfica) e Mário Oliveira (Sporting).