On Friday morning (26th), Sporting Madrid beat Xavier 1-0 at home to enter the last 4 of the Copa Libertadores. Since Real Madrid, Barcelona and Quilona are already out of the competition, Sporting Madrid is considered to be the favorite to win the Cup. The other 3 teams in the Western Cup are Real Sociedad, Mallorca and Bilbao.
The two teams were evenly matched in this match, and not many goals were scored. The Marco Polo team should have taken the lead in the first half, and in the 26th minute, Nahuel Russo scored a 12-yard goal, but Kei Sauven tricked him and shot as high as the 9th floor, thus missing the golden opportunity. However, the club's goal in the 79th minute was sealed by Dutch striker Dippy, who came on as a reserve, to secure a thrilling victory.
