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Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 8437 (Terracing: 6329, Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jan Hendrik Saarberg got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Jan Hendrik Saarberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Carreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jiří Mrzena could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but João Carreira made a huge save. After 7 minutes estrelas's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Samuel Aires who took care of the corner kick. Jan Hendrik Saarberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, Internacional de Lisboa's João Carreira threw himself towards the right post 11 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from António Pimentel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. João Carreira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from António Pimentel went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 17th minute Julian Blanco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Carreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 minutes estrelas's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Samuel Aires who took care of the corner kick. In the 22nd minute Tarcísio Sampaio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Carreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 23 played minutes estrelas got a freekick which was hit by Hermes Espinosa. João Carreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Hendrik Saarberg in the 31st minute of the match. Internacional de Lisboa's Qin Ang Cheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseu Tristão in the 32nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves António Pimentel could shoot a difficult shot in the 34th minute, which João Carreira however easily saved by the left post. João Carreira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Julian Blanco's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. 40 minutes into the match, estrelas's goal looked a bit too open when António Pimentel came free, but João Carreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling António Pimentel in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck João Carreira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Przemyslaw Zawada might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over João Carreira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Przemyslaw Zawada ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Internacional de Lisboa's Sverker Lind got a free kick in the 46th minute. In the 48th minute of the match Leal Quintanilha shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Qin Ang Cheng showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Altino Portugal made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Altino Portugal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qin Ang Cheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Altino Portugal took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Qin Ang Cheng. Qin Ang Cheng dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. João Carreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Hendrik Saarberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. João Carreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Hendrik Saarberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd minute, Jan Hendrik Saarberg made a precise shot to the right of João Carreira. estrelas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Qin Ang Cheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseu Tristão, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Aloísio Camargo hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Internacional de Lisboa's Samuel Aires tried to score from far away in the 68th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Hendrik Saarberg in the 72nd minute of play forced estrelas's goalkeeper João Carreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to estrelas getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Martinho Távora hit a great ball. Internacional de Lisboa made a substitution. Sylwester Jankowski replaced Przemyslaw Zawada. Martinho Távora kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Jiří Mrzena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Carreira having to interfere. After 78 played minutes Internacional de Lisboa got a freekick which was hit by Samuel Aires. João Carreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Blanco in the 89th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, estrelas's goal looked a bit too open when Jiří Mrzena came free, but João Carreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 95 minutes of play, Internacional de Lisboa's Jan Hendrik Saarberg made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. João Carreira was left in no man's land by his defense there!