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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Hugo Pacheco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karel Prokůpek having to interfere. In the 8th minute Hugo Pacheco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karel Prokůpek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9th minute Jorge Daniel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karel Prokůpek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karel Prokůpek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Daniel in the 9th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hugo Pacheco in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Karel Prokůpek saved Czech Republic from getting behind. When the match clock showed 10 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Hugo Pacheco sped through Czech Republic's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Karel Prokůpek. Henrique Pires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petr Till in the 13th minute of the match. Henrique Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnošt Hoza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 played minutes, Czech Republic's Čestmír Miksa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Henrique Pires came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Czech Republic reached it. 30 minutes into the match, Czech Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso Antunes came free, but Karel Prokůpek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Czech Republic's Karel Prokůpek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Pacheco in the 31st minute of play. In the 34th minute Arnošt Hoza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrique Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Portugal's Henrique Pires got control of the ball when Arnošt Hoza tried to sneak it across the goal line. Portugal's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Manuel Pinheiro in the 41st minute. Portugal's Manuel Pinheiro was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Karel Prokůpek in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Portugal's Hugo Pacheco managed to work through Czech Republic's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Hugo Pacheco dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. In the 43rd minute, Hugo Pacheco got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Karel Prokůpek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso Antunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Henrique Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petr Till in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Petr Till made a kick off. Henrique Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petr Till in the 54th minute of play. Portugal's Henrique Pires played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petr Till in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute Arnošt Hoza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrique Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnošt Hoza in the 61st minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Henrique Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henrique Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnošt Hoza, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. With a little luck, Czech Republic's Karel Prokůpek got control of the ball when Jorge Daniel tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 71st minute Petr Till shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrique Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Afonso Antunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Afonso Antunes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Karel Prokůpek read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. After 80 minutes Czech Republic's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Manuel Pinheiro who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Portugal's Manuel Pinheiro to fire away a dangerous shot which Karel Prokůpek despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Henrique Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radek Šmerda, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnošt Hoza in the 83rd minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Henrique Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henrique Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnošt Hoza in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Czech Republic's goalkeeper Karel Prokůpek, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Henrique Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnošt Hoza in the 89th minute of play. Henrique Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petr Till in the 91st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hugo Pacheco got free with Karel Prokůpek in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Czech Republic's Karel Prokůpek got control of the ball when Jorge Daniel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Karel Prokůpek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso Antunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Portugal's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.