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Match Report
LUX ⚽️ ARENA⚽️
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lourenço Abelaira got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lourenço Abelaira in the 6th minute of play forced Sport Lisboa e BENFICA's goalkeeper Neide Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Huambo Futebol Clube booed when Sport Lisboa e BENFICA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henrique Pepetela didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sport Lisboa e BENFICA's Neide Bastos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lourenço Abelaira in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Huambo Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Fábio Galão, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Neide Bastos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrique Jacinto in the 23rd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Lourenço Abelaira put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Neide Bastos. Henrique Jacinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Neide Bastos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Sport Lisboa e BENFICA's Henrique Pepetela got a free kick in the 37th minute. Emílio Sampaio, 38 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Neide Bastos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrique Jacinto in the 44th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Hipólito Mendes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sport Lisboa e BENFICA's supporters rose to their feet, but Hipólito Mendes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fábio Galão breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fábio Galão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hipólito Mendes, who was totally free with the ball in the 49th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
The wind increased when Hipólito Mendes made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e BENFICA's goalkeeper Neide Bastos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Henrique Jacinto. In the 56th minute, one of Huambo Futebol Clube:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Huambo Futebol Clube. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sport Lisboa e BENFICA's goalkeeper Neide Bastos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 66th minute, Huambo Futebol Clube's Lourenço Abelaira dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Lourenço Abelaira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Neide Bastos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 71 played minutes Sport Lisboa e BENFICA got a freekick which was hit by Maurício Amado. If Lourenço Abelaira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Henrique Jacinto in the 79thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Neide Bastos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 80 minutes into the game, Maurício Amado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sport Lisboa e BENFICA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Huambo Futebol Clube the free kick. In the 80th minute, Maurício Amado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Lourenço Abelaira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Huambo Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Lourenço Abelaira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Neide Bastos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hipólito Mendes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fábio Galão having to interfere. Henrique Jacinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Neide Bastos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lourenço Abelaira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Huambo Futebol Clube's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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