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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Luís Leal made the kick off which started today's match. Portugal's Costa Pereira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Geleberto in the 6th minute of play. Costa Pereira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ricardo Geleberto went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Roberto Cresencio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Leal in the 9th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luís Leal got free with Roberto Cresencio in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roberto Cresencio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Leal in the 16th minute of the match. In the 25th minute Silvestre Elorri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costa Pereira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roberto Cresencio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Leal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Portugal's Costa Pereira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Geleberto in the 28th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Argentina's goalkeeper Roberto Cresencio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Leal. A collision led to Argentina getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Santos Calisto hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silvestre Elorri to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Leal in the 52nd minute of play forced Argentina's goalkeeper Roberto Cresencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd minute, Augusto Bessa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Costa Pereira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvestre Elorri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Portugal's Costa Pereira got control of the ball when Ricardo Geleberto tried to sneak it across the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Argentina's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Ramos came free, but Roberto Cresencio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Portugal's Luís Leal got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Portugal made a substitution. Alfredo Queirós replaced Raul Bessa. 78 minutes into the game, Rato Seco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Portugal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Argentina the free kick. In the 78th minute, Rato Seco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Costa Pereira was out of position in the 79 minute of play, and Silvestre Elorri capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Silvestre Elorri really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Costa Pereira made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Ricardo Geleberto sent off a good shot on target. Costa Pereira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvestre Elorri in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Argentina's goalkeeper Roberto Cresencio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Silvestre Elorri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ricardo Geleberto got free with Costa Pereira in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 93 minutes into the match, Portugal's goalkeeper Costa Pereira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ricardo Geleberto. After 94 minutes of play, Portugal's Ricardo Nascimento made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roberto Cresencio was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Argentina supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Argentina would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.