Schumi drives benefit match

Frenchman Robert Pires picked up a back pass from Schumacher just before halftime to flick the ball to Zidane who then beat his marker and former Real Madrid team mate Fernando Hierro to blast the ball home. The German racing driver changed sides in the second half and showed he knew his way around a football field by setting up Portuguese international striker Pauleta for two goals with a pair of well taken forward passes. But while Schumacher was the crowd’s favourite at Boavista’s Bessa Stadium, one of ten being built or rebuilt in Portugal to host Euro 2004, Brazilian striker Ronaldo scored the most spectacular goal of the night for Figo’s all-star side. In a move that would have graced any competitive game, despite the leisurely pace on the night, Ronaldo received a short-range pass from Raul and flicked the ball up with his right foot before controlling it on his chest to beat markers Michel Salgado and Jorge Andrade. The World Cup winner then unleashed a lethal shot to beat Portuguese international goalkeeper Ricardo Pereira.

Spanish referee Arturo Dauden did not show a single yellow card in a good-humoured game which ironically paired Vicente del Bosque and Carlos Queiroz as trainers for the UNICEF side.