National stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Paio York made the kick off and thus started the match. Leal Simões showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolfo Lencastre, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. A collision led to CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Ulisses Duarte hit a great ball. Duarte Duarte made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paio York in the 8th minute. Leal Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodolfo Lencastre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leal Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulisses Duarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute Marcos Monsanto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duarte Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Radul Tishev came free, but Leal Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisco Taveira got free with Duarte Duarte in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Duarte Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paio York in the 19th minute of play. In the 20th minute of the match Portugal got a corner. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Herberto Ribas ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Herberto Ribas almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Duarte Duarte did a great save. Leal Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Golo Duarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Duarte Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paio York in the 27th minute of play. Portugal's Leal Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Golo Duarte in the 29th minute of play. After some careless play in the CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land defense, Francisco Taveira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Duarte Duarte. The CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Duarte Duarte should have stopped the shot. When Francisco Taveira came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Portugal 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 Francisco Taveira couldn't finish the play. In the 38th minute, Portugal's Paio York ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Duarte Duarte. Duarte Duarte yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. 40 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Radul Tishev came free, but Leal Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Duarte Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcos Monsanto in the 46th minute of play. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Pablo Vegetti was substituted for Radul Tishev. In the 49th minute of the match Portugal got a corner. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Herberto Ribas ran over to the corner to take the kick. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Golo Duarte was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Monsanto in the 54th minute of play forced CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goalkeeper Duarte Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute, Paio York left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Portugal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Diego Quadros kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paio York in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Duarte Duarte saved CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land from getting behind. 63 minutes into the match, CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Taveira came free, but Duarte Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leal Simões made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pablo Vegetti in the 64th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Golo Duarte slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Leal Simões. That made the score 3-1 after 66 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paio York in the 69th minute of play forced CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goalkeeper Duarte Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 69 minutes, Rodolfo Lencastre mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land and the Portugal players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Rodolfo Lencastre hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Rodolfo Lencastre got a free kick in the 70th minute. Duarte Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paio York, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute of the match Portugal got a corner. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Filipe Viveiros ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Filipe Viveiros got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Duarte Duarte quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Leal Simões showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulisses Duarte in the 78th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute Paio York shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duarte Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute, Ruben Dias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 90 minutes had been played when some careless play by Portugal's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Diego Quadros was slow to take the kick. During this time CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's players had a chance to rest. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goalkeeper Duarte Duarte, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goalkeeper Duarte Duarte, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Duarte Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paio York in the 96th minute of play. A collision led to Portugal getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Matias Leal hit a great ball. Leal Simões made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diego Quadros in the 98th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Portugal had won after a very even match.
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