National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cristóvão Setúbal made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, U21 Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Hajduk came free, but Manuel Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Krzysztof Piatek in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manuel Mota saved U21 Portugal from getting behind. In the 15th minute of the match, Heitor Paiva got a very nice opportunity to score, but Feliks Szostak was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 18 minutes into the match, U21 Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Hajduk came free, but Manuel Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Edward Hajduk came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the U21 Poland fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Edward Hajduk couldn't finish the play. Feliks Szostak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristóvão Setúbal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, U21 Poland's Feliks Szostak got control of the ball when Heitor Paiva tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristóvão Setúbal in the 26th minute of play forced U21 Poland's goalkeeper Feliks Szostak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Mota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Hajduk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Edward Hajduk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Mota was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. 32 minutes into the match, U21 Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Hajduk came free, but Manuel Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, U21 Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Hajduk came free, but Manuel Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manuel Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Krzysztof Piatek in the 40th minute of play. In the 45th match minute, U21 Poland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leon Bînciu to maneuver through the defense. Feliks Szostak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Vaz in the 46th minute of the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edward Hajduk to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Fernando Vaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 57 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Tiago Carvalho came free, but Feliks Szostak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute Edward Hajduk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Mota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Napoleon Maruda charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Napoleon Maruda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 62 played minutes U21 Poland got a freekick which was hit by Napoleon Maruda. Feliks Szostak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heitor Paiva in the 70th minute of play. Feliks Szostak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristóvão Setúbal, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Feliks Szostak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristóvão Setúbal in the 71st minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Heitor Paiva came free, but Feliks Szostak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Edward Hajduk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Mota was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Manuel Mota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Hajduk in the 78th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heitor Paiva in the 85th minute of play forced U21 Poland's goalkeeper Feliks Szostak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiago Carvalho hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. U21 Portugal's Óscar Veiga was substituted for Heitor Paiva. U21 Portugal's Paulo Macedo was substituted for Cristóvão Setúbal. U21 Poland made a substitution. Bartosz Kajfasz replaced Andrzej Traczewski. The supporters of U21 Poland booed when U21 Portugal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiago Carvalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. 96 minutes into the game, Radomir Dzierwa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Manuel Mota was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see U21 Portugal lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.