Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 589 (Terracing: 443,
Seating: 135, VIP seats: 11) Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Francisco Graham started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jerrod Hope showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ading Restiana, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Anton Coulombe hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. If Uum Bel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kamal Habib showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baptiste Beck in the 12th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Lucky Star's John Darusman got a free kick in the 13th minute. Uum Bel struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Jerrod Hope didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lucky Star. Georges Christopher's late challenge caught a Lucky Star's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Georges Christopher helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Lucky Star booed when Sport Lisboa e Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Georges Christopher didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 20th minute Cucu Milo 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. In the 21st minute, Ading Restiana made a precise shot to the right of Jerrod Hope. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 25 minutes of play, Lucky Star's Cucu Milo made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jerrod Hope was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Antonia Webb came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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 Antonia Webb couldn't finish the play. In the 45th minute of the match, Francisco Graham tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Kamal Habib saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 47th minute Cucu Milo 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cucu Milo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jerrod Hope showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cucu Milo, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Jerrod Hope made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Cucu Milo sent off a good shot on target. In the 57th match minute, Lucky Star was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sondang Gultom to maneuver through the defense. Kamal Habib showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Graham in the 59th minute of the match. Cucu Milo kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Jerrod Hope showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cucu Milo, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. 65 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Ading Restiana came free, but Jerrod Hope reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute Lucky Star were awarded a corner. Ading Restiana went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uum Bel in the 70th minute of play forced Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goalkeeper Jerrod Hope to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cucu Milo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jerrod Hope read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Jerrod Hope made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cucu Milo in the 73rd minute. Kamal Habib didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Francisco Graham went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Jerrod Hope got control of the ball when Cucu Milo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Sport Lisboa e Benfica's zone, Ading Restiana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jerrod Hope came out of the goal and Ading Restiana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jerrod Hope made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Cucu Milo sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Eusebio Briggs got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 88th minute, Cucu Milo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jerrod Hope was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. The supporters of Sport Lisboa e Benfica booed when Lucky Star was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sondang Gultom didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Lucky Star's Ading Restiana got a free kick in the 94th minute.
Lucky Star played a much better game than Sport Lisboa e Benfica and deserved their victory. The Sport Lisboa e Benfica players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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