League

Antime
Spectators: 8121 (Terracing: 6093, Seating: 1867, VIP seats: 161) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomás Salgado kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Celtic FC's zone, Alexandre Ponte stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlinhos Ortiz came out of the goal and Alexandre Ponte tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jorge Palma could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Adolfo Rangel made a huge save. Clube Desportivo Benfica's Adolfo Rangel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Clube Desportivo Benfica from getting a goal against them. Celtic FC's Carlinhos Ortiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Burkhard Bieberstein in the 7th minute of play. Carlinhos Ortiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Louis Fragou in the 8th minute of play. Sérgio Infante kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Carlinhos Ortiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Li Hong Qi, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Adolfo Rangel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Salgado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the game, Eriberto Donatello cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Carlinhos Ortiz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Celtic FC's Carlinhos Ortiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Li Hong Qi in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute Burkhard Bieberstein shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlinhos Ortiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by Celtic FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alexandre Ponte was slow to take the kick. During this time Clube Desportivo Benfica's players had a chance to rest. Adolfo Rangel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jorge Palma in the 31st minute. In the 36th minute Burkhard Bieberstein shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlinhos Ortiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Burkhard Bieberstein in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carlinhos Ortiz saved Celtic FC from getting behind. 39 minutes into the game, Li Hong Qi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Carlinhos Ortiz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Celtic FC defense, Burkhard Bieberstein kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carlinhos Ortiz. The Celtic FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carlinhos Ortiz should have stopped the shot. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Through an outstanding action, after 50 minutes, Carlinhos Ortiz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 52nd minute Jorge Palma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolfo Rangel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 53 played minutes Celtic FC got a freekick which was hit by Ademar Figueiredo. With a little luck, Celtic FC's Carlinhos Ortiz got control of the ball when Eriberto Donatello tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jorge Palma scored 1-4 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adolfo Rangel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Éder Roriz hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. The supporters of Celtic FC booed when Clube Desportivo Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Louis Fragou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eriberto Donatello was extremely unlucky when he, in the 68th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Celtic FC's Carlinhos Ortiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Burkhard Bieberstein in the 71st minute of play. With a little luck, Celtic FC's Carlinhos Ortiz got control of the ball when Alexandre Ponte tried to sneak it across the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Celtic FC's goalkeeper Carlinhos Ortiz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Louis Fragou. Celtic FC's Carlinhos Ortiz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Celtic FC from getting a goal against them. Carlinhos Ortiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Burkhard Bieberstein, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Li Hong Qi scored 1-5 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carlinhos Ortiz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Burkhard Bieberstein in the 85th minute of play forced Celtic FC's goalkeeper Carlinhos Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute of the match, Burkhard Bieberstein tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Carlinhos Ortiz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 94th minute, Burkhard Bieberstein reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Carlinhos Ortiz. The goal made the score 1-6.