National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) India's Arvacina Agrawal started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in India's zone, Jorge Daniel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Heman Mahal came out of the goal and Jorge Daniel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Anuranjita Khandelwal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Filipe Andrade was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Anuranjita Khandelwal put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Filipe Andrade. Anuranjita Khandelwal took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Filipe Andrade. Filipe Andrade dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Filipe Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anuranjita Khandelwal in the 23rd minute of the match. With a little luck, India's Heman Mahal got control of the ball when Jorge Daniel tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 25th minute Jorge Daniel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heman Mahal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filipe Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jamie Junior, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jamie Junior spun around in front of the goal 28 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Portugal's goal. After 31 played minutes India got a freekick which was hit by Ajata Kaal. In the 34th minute, Gustavo Gomes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filipe Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arvacina Agrawal in the 36th minute of play. Heman Mahal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Daniel, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. 42 minutes had been played when some careless play by India's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. António Domingues was slow to take the kick. During this time Portugal's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Portugal's corner António Domingues fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Heman Mahal quite easily take care of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jorge Daniel to make the kick off. Heman Mahal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Américo Marques, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. If Jorge Daniel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 53rd minute Jorge Daniel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heman Mahal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th minute Jamie Junior shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filipe Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Portugal's Filipe Andrade got control of the ball when Jamie Junior tried to sneak it across the goal line. Filipe Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jamie Junior, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Arvacina Agrawal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Filipe Andrade made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Gustavo Gomes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Heman Mahal was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Anuranjita Khandelwal kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 74thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Portugal's keeper Filipe Andrade was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Portugal's Pedro Flores was substituted for Gustavo Gomes. Portugal made a substitution. Delfim Barros replaced Adelino Pinho. India's Kinjata Sangha was substituted for Arvacina Agrawal. India's Kalapriya Tiwari was substituted for Drdhesudhi Barmi. Portugal's Lourenço Vaz was substituted for António Domingues. After 77 minutes Portugal's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kalapriya Tiwari who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on India's corner Kalapriya Tiwari fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Filipe Andrade quite easily take care of the ball. If Caksusya Lell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Kinjata Sangha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Filipe Andrade was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Heman Mahal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jorge Daniel's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. Filipe Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kinjata Sangha in the 90th minute of play. Lourenço Moutinho kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. India walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.