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Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 10880 (Terracing: 8161, Seating: 2502, VIP seats: 217) Emilian Zgabei started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Chong Talon acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 13th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Garland Noël. Ruben Huot hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's attentive Collin Grimm managed to snatch the ball when Garret Bourque made a throw-in in the 20th minute of the game. In the 23rd minute Emilian Zgabei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chong Talon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emilian Zgabei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 28 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Vaclovas Kėbla came free, but Herb Good reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Emilian Zgabei got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Chong Talon was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Emilian Zgabei showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 34 minute of play. In the 37th minute Vaclovas Kėbla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herb Good saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute Sport Lisboa e Benfica were awarded a corner. Rostyslav Solodkyi went to the cornerflag to take it. After 45 minutes, Simon Dove mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ђỉģђωấų ţŏ ђęſſ and the Sport Lisboa e Benfica players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 46th minute, Simon Dove hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vaclovas Kėbla stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute the ball was on its way in behind ђỉģђωấų ţŏ ђęſſ's goalkeeper Chong Talon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vaclovas Kėbla got free with Herb Good in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 59 minutes in the game, Vaclovas Kėbla dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Du Lei Bin kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Chong Talon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emilian Zgabei went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Herb Good was a little too slow when Vaclovas Kėbla got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 65th minute. The score was now 2-1. ђỉģђωấų ţŏ ђęſſ made a substitution. Tomasz Witwicki replaced Cyrus Hendrix. Garret Bourque made in the 69th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Collin Grimm. Chong Talon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emilian Zgabei in the 70th minute of play. Chong Talon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilian Zgabei, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Chong Talon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Collin Grimm in the 78th minute of play. Chong Talon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Du Lei Bin in the 81st minute of play. Chong Talon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emilian Zgabei in the 84th minute of play. In the 88th minute Emilian Zgabei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chong Talon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ђỉģђωấų ţŏ ђęſſ made a substitution. Sümer Ömürcan replaced Vaclovas Kėbla. 94 minutes into the match, ђỉģђωấų ţŏ ђęſſ's goal looked a bit too open when Emilian Zgabei came free, but Chong Talon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ruben Huot during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sport Lisboa e Benfica were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ђỉģђωấų ţŏ ђęſſ for a fine match.