Alvalade
Spectators: 7784 (Terracing: 5843,
Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Laureano Malta kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Sporting FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Danilo Magalhães hit a great ball. After 8 minutes of play, SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Hugo Almeida made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Israel Lustosa was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 11th minute António Coutinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Israel Lustosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Israel Lustosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jairo Espírito Santo in the 15th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hugo Almeida in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Israel Lustosa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Israel Lustosa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hugo Almeida went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. In the 28th minute, Jens-Åke Högberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Israel Lustosa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. When André Moita fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sporting FC's protests and gave André Moita a yellow card for diving instead. In the 33rd minute, André Moita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Almeida in the 34th minute of play forced Sporting FC's goalkeeper Israel Lustosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the game, SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Hugo Almeida nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Israel Lustosa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. In the 47th minute, Hugo Almeida left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-7 lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hugo Almeida made a kick off. Israel Lustosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jens-Åke Högberg in the 53rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Sporting FC's Saúl Seixas got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Israel Lustosa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hugo Almeida went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. Saúl Seixas's late challenge caught a SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saúl Seixas helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Sporting FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Saúl Seixas hit a great ball. In the 61st match minute, Sporting FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Brás to maneuver through the defense. If Jairo Espírito Santo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 65th minute, Jens-Åke Högberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Israel Lustosa. The goal made the score 0-9. After 69 played minutes Sporting FC got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Brás. In the 70th minute, Hugo Almeida reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Israel Lustosa. The goal made the score 0-10. 73 minutes into the match, Hugo Almeida notched a goal, 0-11, to the right of Sporting FC's Israel Lustosa. Israel Lustosa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 76 minutes into the match, Hugo Almeida dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Israel Lustosa, 0-12. Israel Lustosa was out of position in the 79 minute of play, and Guilherme Castanheira capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Guilherme Castanheira really showed his touch with that goal: 0-13. Sporting FC's Israel Lustosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Almeida in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Jairo Espírito Santo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Israel Lustosa, 0-14. Israel Lustosa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jairo Espírito Santo in the 89th minute. 98 minutes into the match, Hugo Almeida notched a goal, 0-16, to the right of Sporting FC's Israel Lustosa. Israel Lustosa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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