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Sanchez Arena
Spectators: 10834 (Terracing: 8127, Seating: 2491, VIP seats: 216) The mood of the audience was pleasant when René Descartes made the kick off which started today's match. Herb Good made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from René Descartes in the 3rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Trey Easley got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 8th minute, Freddy Oliviero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 14thth minute of the game René Descartes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Herb Good was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. René Descartes made in the 20th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Mert Hakan immediately put the ball in play. Herb Good made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elijah Silver in the 21st minute of play. Herb Good stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of René Descartes's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Sanchester United's Christiaan Baboeuf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean Britton in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute Sport Lisboa e Benfica were awarded a corner. Barış Birsoy went to the cornerflag to take it. With a little luck, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Herb Good got control of the ball when Elijah Silver tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kendrick Zeigler got free with Herb Good in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kendrick Zeigler could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Herb Good made a huge save. Jean Britton recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jean Britton to strike the kick off in the second half. Christiaan Baboeuf made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jean Britton in the 53rd minute. Herb Good showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kendrick Zeigler, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Christiaan Baboeuf made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Jean Britton sent off a good shot on target. Jean Britton received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Christiaan Baboeuf came out and tried to block the shot, but Jean Britton slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 62nd minute. Sanchester United's Dorian Bray was substituted for Elijah Silver. An unexpectedly hard shot by René Descartes in the 67th minute of play forced Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goalkeeper Herb Good to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christiaan Baboeuf made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Jean Britton sent off a good shot on target. Sanchester United made a substitution. Clarence Littlejohn replaced Phillip Ivey. In the 71st minute of the match Sport Lisboa e Benfica got a corner. Sanchester United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Barış Birsoy ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Jean Britton heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Herb Good played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by René Descartes in the 73rd minute of play. Christiaan Baboeuf made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Jean Britton sent off a good shot on target. Herb Good showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from René Descartes, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Jean Britton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christiaan Baboeuf narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 81 minutes Sanchester United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Barış Birsoy who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Jean Britton heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Du Lei Bin suffered a concussion in the 85th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Yerko Staff'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. Yerko Staff helped the player get up and apologised. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Pierre Welch was substituted for Du Lei Bin. After 86 played minutes Sanchester United got a freekick which was hit by Yerko Staff. Herb Good took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clarence Littlejohn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clarence Littlejohn in the 90th minute of play forced Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goalkeeper Herb Good to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute, René Descartes made a precise shot to the right of Herb Good. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Sanchester United were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Sport Lisboa e Benfica for a fine match.