The Mexicans trailed 2-0 inside 24 minutes in Gelsenkirchen after Maniche shot Portugal into a sixth-minute lead and Simao Sabrosa doubled the advantage from the penalty spot.

18号中场球员马尼切(MANICHE)为葡萄牙队首开纪录。 仅仅18分钟后， 西芒又利用点球将比分优势扩大到2-0。

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Liverpool had gone close several times before Simao Sabrosa opened the scoring for Benfica.

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Cech then denied Simao Sabrosa, and at the other end Tomas Ujfalusi's header flashed past the past from another corner with Sionko and Milan Baros both just failing to make a vital connection.

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Previously, Liverpool had been warned when Sabrosa Simao volleyed over from 10 yards from Pernia's low cross.

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