port os ▁de ▁Ben fica , ▁in ▁Am adora , ▁ending ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁win ▁for ▁the ▁visitors . ▁ ▁Cos me ▁D ami ão , ▁the ▁" father " ▁of ▁Ben fica , ▁highly ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁sport , ▁obtained ▁the ▁official ▁rules ▁from ▁France , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁translated ▁to ▁Portuguese ▁by ▁Ra úl ▁de ▁O live ira , ▁then ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ▁O ▁Mundo ▁Des port ivo . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁two ▁Ben fica ▁sides ▁played ▁the ▁first ▁match ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁rules ▁in ▁a ▁r ink ▁in ▁Lis bon . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁official ▁tournament ▁in ▁Portugal ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁involving ▁ 6 ▁teams , ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁being ▁Ben fica . ▁ ▁The ▁International ▁Federation ▁of ▁Rol ler ▁Sk ating ▁in ▁Whe els ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁Mont re ux , ▁Switzerland ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁ever ▁R ink ▁Hockey ▁European ▁Championship ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Her ne ▁Bay , ▁England , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁cont ested ▁by ▁ 6 ▁countries . ▁The ▁host ▁country ▁won ▁the ▁event . ▁Portugal ' s ▁first ▁appearance ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁the ▁squad ▁contained ▁all ▁Ben fica ▁players . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁Portugal ▁finished ▁in ▁ 4 th ▁place . ▁Their ▁first ▁medal ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁in ▁Stuttgart , ▁Germany