the hero's of Norway Moreira 10 Miguel 6 Luisao 4 Ricardo Rocha 8 Cristiano 4 Petit 8 Tiago 6 Joao Pereira 4 Zahovic 6 Simao 6 Nuno Gomes 2 subs Helder 6 Aguiar 6 Armando 4 Jose Camacho 8 attendance 18,238
Moreira- a perfect 10- if Benfica qualify to the next round, it was in part by the performance of the goalkeeper Moreira, with 4 spectacular saves Miguel -6- in the second half he played defence and was also in the attack in the wing position, left by Joao Pereira Luisao -4- the brazilian international once again was lost, for a tall 1.92 meters he got beat on high balls, and missed on Karadas 2-0 goal Ricardo Rocha -8- the best Benfica defender, he played with determination and finish the game as the men in charge Cristiano 2- didn't play sense Dec 21, and Storflor pass thru him every time he wanted, the left side never exist, at the 56m gave a goal to Storflor, only Moreira was there with a magnificent save Petit 8- was a giant, he played for two, when Benfica was playing with 10, he stole many balls, and still had time to go in the attack, on the last minute he lost a opportunity to score Tiago 6- was lost in the first half, he found out he couldn't play the beautiful game, and soon dress the jump suit, and had a strong second half Joao Pereira 4- soon found out it was not his day, was replace at the begin of the second half, because of Nuno Gomes red card Zahovic 6- one of the few players the played his game from the begin to the end, he try to open space and assisted Nuno Gomes Goal Simao 6- he was sacrificied for most the game - but he made sure the Rosenborg defenders didn't moved up Nuno Gomes -2- went from hero to goat stupid the way he made himself for a penalty, instead he could went for the second goal subs Helder 6- he help stablized the defence Aguiar -6 give more muscle to the midfield Armando -4- still had time to clear a few ball's out of the defence.
I saw the highlights of the game and Moreira had some of the best saves by a goalie that I've ever seen. The most amazing of them was when one of the Rosenberg players headed the ball inside the small box and somehow Moreira was able to recover from the first initial save to save that one and send it for a corner.
his only going to get better, after the Euro 04, will be the national team goalkeeper I see him play in the U21 Euro cup, and hope will get a spot in the Olympics