League

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 10928 (Terracing: 8197, Seating: 2513, VIP seats: 218) Jean Britton made the kick off and thus started the match. Du Lei Bin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Eduardo Martini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Trey Easley got free with Eduardo Martini in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rainier Steiner made in the 15th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by CLAYMORE COUNTRY's Blas Bernal. 16 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Lu Yuan Chen came free, but Herb Good reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute, Lu Yuan Chen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CLAYMORE COUNTRY fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When CLAYMORE COUNTRY's Gilbert Bonsaint in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goalie prevented a goal. Du Lei Bin kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Herb Good took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lu Yuan Chen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute, Blas Bernal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience held their breath when Anísio Azevedo in the 38th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Herb Good's left hand side. Herb Good showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lu Yuan Chen, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After the first half CLAYMORE COUNTRY were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gilbert Bonsaint stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Jean Britton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Martini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 53 minutes into the game, Lu Yuan Chen threw the ball into play from the sideline. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Jacinto Vela quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Anísio Azevedo made a great header on CLAYMORE COUNTRY's corner, it was just that Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Herb Good managed to reach the ball for a save. Herb Good showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lu Yuan Chen in the 60th minute of the match. When Sam McCain fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sport Lisboa e Benfica's protests and gave Sam McCain a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Sport Lisboa e Benfica getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Sam McCain hit a great ball. CLAYMORE COUNTRY made a substitution. Ahmet Ceyhan Erozan replaced Sun Kun Bing. The supporters of CLAYMORE COUNTRY booed when Sport Lisboa e Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sam McCain didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lu Yuan Chen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Herb Good made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lu Yuan Chen in the 66th minute. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Herb Good played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilbert Bonsaint in the 68th minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Jean Britton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. CLAYMORE COUNTRY's Eric Trăilă was substituted for Bernardino Orlin. In the 79th minute, Blas Bernal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Gilbert Bonsaint had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. CLAYMORE COUNTRY's Eduardo Martini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean Britton in the 83rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean Britton in the 86th minute of play forced CLAYMORE COUNTRY's goalkeeper Eduardo Martini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute, Jean Britton 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. Gilbert Bonsaint scored 1-2 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Herb Good, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. CLAYMORE COUNTRY had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.