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Estadio Lumiares
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogério Quadros in the 5th minute of play forced Clube Desportivo Benfica's goalkeeper Adolfo Rangel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 6 played minutes Clube Desportivo Benfica got a freekick which was hit by António Coutinho. Adolfo Rangel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogério Quadros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eriberto Donatello received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dida Yu came out and tried to block the shot, but Eriberto Donatello slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 17th minute. Dida Yu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eriberto Donatello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adolfo Rangel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuriy Gorbachev in the 25th minute of play. Adolfo Rangel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuriy Gorbachev, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. BoavistaPorto FC's Dida Yu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Burkhard Bieberstein in the 30th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Clube Desportivo Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Rogério Quadros came free, but Adolfo Rangel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Li Hong Qi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dida Yu. The goal made the score 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eriberto Donatello got free with Dida Yu in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Burkhard Bieberstein in the 40th minute of play forced BoavistaPorto FC's goalkeeper Dida Yu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yuriy Gorbachev hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yuriy Gorbachev to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Burkhard Bieberstein's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dida Yu was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. 55 minutes into the game, Sabino Espírito Santo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Clube Desportivo Benfica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BoavistaPorto FC the free kick. In the 55th minute, Sabino Espírito Santo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 60 minutes into the match, BoavistaPorto FC's goal looked a bit too open when Burkhard Bieberstein came free, but Dida Yu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dida Yu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Louis Fragou in the 62nd minute of play. Amadeu Seabra kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. In the 64th minute of the match Alexandre Ponte shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dida Yu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Taaniel Loo hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute, Lourenço Bezerra sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Clube Desportivo Benfica's Adolfo Rangel didn't even have to move. Adolfo Rangel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogério Quadros in the 67th minute of play. Adolfo Rangel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Resende in the 72nd minute of play. BoavistaPorto FC's Dida Yu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Li Hong Qi in the 73rd minute of play. In the 75th minute Rogério Quadros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolfo Rangel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Burkhard Bieberstein in the 78th minute of play forced BoavistaPorto FC's goalkeeper Dida Yu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eriberto Donatello took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dida Yu. Dida Yu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Adolfo Rangel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuriy Gorbachev in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Li Hong Qi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute Hugo Resende shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolfo Rangel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dida Yu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Li Hong Qi in the 91st minute of play. Dida Yu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Louis Fragou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Clube Desportivo Benfica fans cheered their team off the field, for while BoavistaPorto FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.