Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796,
Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Sydney Barros stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francisco Graham's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute, Georges Christopher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Granadero10's Sydney Barros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Granadero10 from getting a goal against them. Baptiste Beck's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Sydney Barros firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 11th minute Francisco Graham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sydney Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Granadero10's Tiaguinho Coelho got a free kick in the 12th minute. Florentin McCann kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. If Vinícius das Neves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 21 minutes into the match, Vinícius das Neves notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Jerrod Hope. Jerrod Hope was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Baptiste Beck got free with Sydney Barros in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With 26 minutes on the clock, Tostão Melo commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Granadero10:s Sydney Barros showed great skill when he stopped Francisco Graham:s penalty. In the 27th minute, Francisco Graham made a precise shot to the right of Sydney Barros. Granadero10's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Francisco Graham blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sydney Barros having to make a save. Francisco Graham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 35th minute, Francisco Netto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilfred Fleming sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francisco Grahams short, quick shot in the 40thth minute got Sydney Barros to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Francisco Graham made a kick off. Granadero10's Virgílio Seco got a good chance for a goal in the 50th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 53rd minute Virgílio Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerrod Hope saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Sport Lisboa e Benfica getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Baptiste Beck hit a great ball. Sydney Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilfred Fleming in the 58th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the game, Francisco Graham cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Sydney Barros was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Tiaguinho Coelho came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Granadero10 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tiaguinho Coelho couldn't finish the play. 67 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Leonel Vasconcelos came free, but Jerrod Hope reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leonel Vasconcelos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the Granadero10 defense, Francisco Graham kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sydney Barros. The Granadero10 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sydney Barros should have stopped the shot. Leonel Vasconcelos'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. Leonel Vasconcelos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 85th minute, Leonel Vasconcelos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Granadero10's zone, Wilfred Fleming stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sydney Barros came out of the goal and Wilfred Fleming tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Graham in the 90th minute of play forced Granadero10's goalkeeper Sydney Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sydney Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Graham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica had played much better football throughout.
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