Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755,
Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frederico Hendrickx took the kick off in the first half of the match. Herb Good showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frederico Hendrickx in the 9th minute of the match. 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 Lilcho Ilchov in the 13th minute of play. Herb Good came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by PHOENIX SC's Lilcho Ilchov. But to his dismay, Lilcho Ilchov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 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 Lilcho Ilchov in the 25th minute of play. Ray Clemence made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean Britton in the 28th minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Jean Britton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ray Clemence narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sport Lisboa e Benfica were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after PHOENIX SC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Barış Birsoy took the corner. 37 minutes into the game, Du Lei Bin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ray Clemence was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Jean Britton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ray Clemence was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind PHOENIX SC's goalkeeper Ray Clemence, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 47th minute Sport Lisboa e Benfica were awarded a corner. Barış Birsoy went to the cornerflag to take it. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Barış Birsoy was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ray Clemence in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jean Britton to make the kick off. Herb Good made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yonas Sutrisna in the 51st minute of play. After some careless play in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica defense, Frederico Hendrickx kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Herb Good. The Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Herb Good should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Herb Good got control of the ball when Frederico Hendrickx tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 57th minute, Jean Britton made a precise shot to the right of Ray Clemence. PHOENIX SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. In the 61st minute Du Lei Bin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ray Clemence saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ray Clemence showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Du Lei Bin, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 61 minutes into the match, Du Lei Bin notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of PHOENIX SC's Ray Clemence. Ray Clemence was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Herb Good showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frederico Hendrickx, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind PHOENIX SC's goalkeeper Ray Clemence, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Herb Good showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lilcho Ilchov in the 76th minute of the match. In the 79th minute of the match, Yonas Sutrisna tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Herb Good saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean Britton in the 80th minute of play forced PHOENIX SC's goalkeeper Ray Clemence to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Herb Good made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lilcho Ilchov in the 85th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Lilcho Ilchov came free, but Herb Good reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Jean Britton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ray Clemence narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 90th minute, Yonas Sutrisna reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Herb Good. The goal made the score 3-3. 94 minutes into the game, Loren Coya was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PHOENIX SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sport Lisboa e Benfica the free kick. After a rather tough play, PHOENIX SC's Loren Coya got a free kick in the 94th minute. After 95 minutes, Jean Britton made it 4-3 with a short kick to the right side. PHOENIX SC's Ray Clemence tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the PHOENIX SC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
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