National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Cristiano Lage made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Murat Selim Nejat in the 4th minute of play. Gianluca Kán took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Poças, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th match minute, U21 Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eleuterio Gabino to maneuver through the defense. U21 Mexico's Gianluca Kán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albertino Gama in the 14th minute of play. U21 Mexico's Gianluca Kán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Poças in the 14th minute of play. U21 Mexico's Gianluca Kán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Poças in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th match minute, U21 Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilfredo Rey to maneuver through the defense. Rubim Valadão took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gianluca Kán. U21 Mexico's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 19th minute, Leopoldo Ospin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the match, U21 Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Albertino Gama came free, but Gianluca Kán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, U21 Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Albertino Gama came free, but Gianluca Kán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to U21 Portugal getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Filinto Ferro hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute, Albertino Gama made a precise shot to the right of Gianluca Kán. U21 Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 28 minutes into the match, U21 Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Poças came free, but Gianluca Kán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Mexico's Gianluca Kán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filinto Ferro in the 30th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adriano Poças in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gianluca Kán saved U21 Mexico from getting behind. Cristiano Lage took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Murat Selim Nejat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gianluca Kán showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Poças, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 42nd match minute, U21 Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Espinosa to maneuver through the defense. 44 minutes in the game Edelmiro Inge after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Cristiano Lage. A very good opportunity. After the first half U21 Portugal were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
U21 Mexico's Franco Escamilla was substituted for Leopoldo Ospin. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Albertino Gama stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of U21 Mexico booed when U21 Portugal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Humberto Eiró didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 54th minute Murat Selim Nejat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Lage saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gianluca Kán didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adriano Poças went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Cristiano Lage made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Escamilla in the 63rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Albertino Gama could shoot a difficult shot in the 64th minute, which Gianluca Kán however easily saved by the left post. U21 Mexico's Guaberto Lobo was substituted for Guillermo Villegas. U21 Portugal made a substitution. Fabiano Ornelas replaced Adriano Poças. U21 Portugal's Bento Candal was substituted for Quim Bomba. Andres Felipo got a throw-in 71 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Lando Norris. U21 Portugal's Cristiano Lage played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Murat Selim Nejat in the 77th minute of play. 1-2 became the score in the 79th minute when Murat Selim Nejat elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabiano Ornelas in the 82nd minute of play forced U21 Mexico's goalkeeper Gianluca Kán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Andres Felipo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes into the match, U21 Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Filinto Ferro came free, but Gianluca Kán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 88 minutes of play, U21 Mexico's Murat Selim Nejat made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristiano Lage was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Albertino Gama got free with Gianluca Kán in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gianluca Kán made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabiano Ornelas in the 97th minute of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.
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