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Arena José Alvalade
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1550, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marco van Basten took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, Golden State Warriors's Ian Paranaense got control of the ball when Marco van Basten tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nilson Brasil charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nilson Brasil the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Sporting Clube d Portugal getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Nilson Brasil hit a great ball. Marco van Basten's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ian Paranaense firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 10 minutes of play, Sporting Clube d Portugal's Artur Alves made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ian Paranaense was left in no man's land by his defense there! Artur Alves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Ian Paranaense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marco van Basten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Ian Paranaense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronaldinho Baptista in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Romulo Frederik prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sporting Clube d Portugal's Romulo Frederik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Fernando Donato in the 22nd minute of play. After 31 minutes of play Sporting Clube d Portugal's Nilson Brasil was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. With his leg Ian Paranaense managed to avoid a goal in the 33rdth minute, when Sporting Clube d Portugal's Marco van Basten fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sporting Clube d Portugal's Romulo Frederik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldinho Baptista in the 37th minute of play. Romulo Frederik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldinho Baptista in the 39th minute of the match. Sporting Clube d Portugal's Marco van Basten got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ian Paranaense made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Marco van Basten sent off a good shot on target. In the 46th minute, Sporting Clube d Portugal's Marco van Basten ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ian Paranaense. Ian Paranaense yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. 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 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ronaldinho Baptista was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marco van Basten in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ian Paranaense prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marco van Basten in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ian Paranaense prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ian Paranaense didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marco van Basten went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. After having played for 62 minutes, Artur Alves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sporting Clube d Portugal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artur Alves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 64th minute, Marco van Basten left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting Clube d Portugal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. In the 67th minute Artur Alves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ian Paranaense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ian Paranaense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco van Basten in the 70th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Marco van Basten left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting Clube d Portugal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Marco van Basten managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sporting Clube d Portugal's supporters rose to their feet, but Marco van Basten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ian Paranaense breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 78 minutes into the match, Golden State Warriors's goal looked a bit too open when Artur Alves came free, but Ian Paranaense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute, Luís Fernando Donato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute, Marco van Basten got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Romulo Frederik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldinho Baptista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 93 minutes, Romulo Frederik successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Golden State Warriors's goalkeeper Ian Paranaense, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Artur Alves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Golden State Warriors's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.