World League

Dragon Cave
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Christiano Ronaldo made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goalkeeper Herb Good, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Sport Lisboa e Benfica's zone, Christiano Ronaldo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Herb Good came out of the goal and Christiano Ronaldo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 9 minutes into the game, Christiano Ronaldo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Herb Good was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 12th minute, Jean Britton made a precise shot to the right of Fernado Alves. Unione Sportiva's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 16 minutes into the match, Christiano Ronaldo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Herb Good, 2-1. 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 Su Xu Xi in the 19th minute of play. 21 minutes in the game Marcel Lynn did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Jean Britton. 27 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Jean Britton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fernado Alves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean Britton in the 29th minute of play forced Unione Sportiva's goalkeeper Fernado Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Herb Good showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christiano Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Christiano Ronaldo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Herb Good firmly grabbed it by the left post. Herb Good took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Su Xu Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernado Alves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean Britton in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean Britton in the 42nd minute of play forced Unione Sportiva's goalkeeper Fernado Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fernado Alves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean Britton in the 44th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jean Britton made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Christiano Ronaldo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Herb Good was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Herb Good showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Su Xu Xi, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Unione Sportiva's Fernado Alves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean Britton in the 64th minute of play. After 75 played minutes Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Jean Britton stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Fernado Alves stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Unione Sportiva of the goal. The audience was convinced that Christiano Ronaldo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Herb Good was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Herb Good made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Su Xu Xi in the 85th minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Christiano Ronaldo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Herb Good was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1.