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Arena José Alvalade
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1550, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ahmet Reha Pekel took the kick off in the first half of the match. Carlos Augusto Arósio made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Marco van Basten sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Ahmet Reha Pekel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Romulo Frederik was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Reha Pekel in the 9th minute of play forced Sporting Clube d Portugal's goalkeeper Romulo Frederik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Sporting Clube d Portugal's Nilson Brasil got a free kick in the 10th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube d Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdi Saksø came free, but Romulo Frederik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zemantauskas FC were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Sporting Clube d Portugal's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Humberto Terra took the corner. After taking down the ball on Zemantauskas FC's corner Humberto Terra fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Romulo Frederik quite easily take care of the ball. Carlos Augusto Arósio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nilson Brasil showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 21 minute of play. In the 24th minute Marco van Basten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Augusto Arósio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Zemantauskas FC's goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Arósio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marco van Basten. In the 28th minute, Virgílio Peres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 28th minute, Ahmet Reha Pekel 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. After a rather tough play, Zemantauskas FC's Humberto Terra got a free kick in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur Alves in the 33rd minute of play forced Zemantauskas FC's goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube d Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdi Saksø came free, but Romulo Frederik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 40 minutes, Ahmet Reha Pekel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zemantauskas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmet Reha Pekel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 46 minutes had been played when some careless play by Zemantauskas FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Virgílio Peres was slow to take the kick. During this time Sporting Clube d Portugal's players had a chance to rest. Sporting Clube d Portugal's Virgílio Peres was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Carlos Augusto Arósio in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 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 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Artur Alves was the one to do the kick off. Romulo Frederik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferdi Saksø, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute Artur Alves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Augusto Arósio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube d Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdi Saksø came free, but Romulo Frederik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur Alves in the 68th minute of play forced Zemantauskas FC's goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Sporting Clube d Portugal's Romulo Frederik got control of the ball when Hernani Branco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eugênio Lima kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Leon Norino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Carlos Augusto Arósio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernani Branco in the 85th minute of play forced Sporting Clube d Portugal's goalkeeper Romulo Frederik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Sporting Clube d Portugal's Romulo Frederik got control of the ball when Nilson Freire tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Zemantauskas FC's Hernani Branco got a free kick in the 92nd minute. 93 minutes into the game, Sporting Clube d Portugal's Artur Alves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carlos Augusto Arósio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Many of Zemantauskas FC's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Zemantauskas FC may have spent more time on the ball, but Sporting Clube d Portugal were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.