Match Report
Defeat had not touched Sporting CP in 5 games. Ventspils had gone 6 games without a win. Sporting CP had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Ventspils, 2.
Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon staged the fixture, a ground that holds 50,095. A. Stavrev took charge of the match — our records show 80 games refereed with an average of 1.8 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.