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ArenA di Sogni
Spectators: 7229 (Terracing: 5423, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rogério Caeiro kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute Henrique Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gusmão Dias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Norberto Casado's late challenge caught a Sporting CP's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Norberto Casado helped the player get up and apologised. In the 10th match minute, NuttinButAStarTeam was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norberto Casado to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Sporting CP's Viriato Viegas got control of the ball when Jorge Linhares tried to sneak it across the goal line. Viriato Viegas was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Adalberto Castro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 14 minute of play. Gusmão Dias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulinho Silveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After a rather tough play, NuttinButAStarTeam's Adalberto Castro got a free kick in the 21st minute. Alfredo Oliveira received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Viriato Viegas came out and tried to block the shot, but Alfredo Oliveira slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 24th minute. In the 35th minute, Henrique Azevedo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting CP fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Ramiro Lucena kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Henrique Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Gusmão Dias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Henrique Azevedo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Henrique Azevedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gusmão Dias was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfredo Oliveira during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 54 played minutes NuttinButAStarTeam got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Oliveira. Viriato Viegas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adalberto Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomás Viegas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 74 minutes into the game, NuttinButAStarTeam's Adalberto Castro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Viriato Viegas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. An unexpected shot in the 78th minute by Henrique Azevedo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 82 minutes into the match, Adalberto Castro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Viriato Viegas. Sporting CP's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adalberto Castro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. In the 86th minute Adalberto Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viriato Viegas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute, Adalberto Castro made a precise shot to the right of Viriato Viegas. Sporting CP's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. Sporting CP made a substitution. José Garcia replaced André Cabral. Adolfo Setúbal lost his temper 94 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sporting CP fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 93rd minute. Penalty! The referee gave NuttinButAStarTeam a penalty, 96 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Edgar Frois, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sporting CP's Viriato Viegas. 6-1. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. NuttinButAStarTeam were victorious despite being under pressure from Sporting CP for much of the match.