National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 15921 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 5448, VIP seats: 473) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bo Kvist got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute Sweden were awarded a corner. Andreas Käller went to the cornerflag to take it. With a little luck, Sweden's Ronny Lilja got control of the ball when Afonso Antunes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rui Patrício made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bo Kvist in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Magnusson in the 18th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Rui Patrício to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Portugal's Paulo Setúbal got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Rui Patrício showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andreas Käller in the 23rd minute of the match. Rui Patrício showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Magnusson, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Ronny Lilja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Correia, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Rui Patrício took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bo Kvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the game, Hélder Gomes threw the ball into play from the sideline. Sweden's Adrian Utfal quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A collision led to Portugal getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. José Correia hit a great ball. Portugal's Rui Patrício played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Magnusson in the 42nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Afonso Antunes got free with Ronny Lilja in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rui Patrício made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agne Fransson in the 46th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Afonso Antunes was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Lars Magnusson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rui Patrício, 1-1. Rui Patrício showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Magnusson in the 55th minute of the match. Ronny Lilja didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from José Correia went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Rui Patrício showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bo Kvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Magnusson in the 66th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Rui Patrício to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Sweden's Lars Magnusson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rui Patrício. That made the score 2-2 after 71 minutes of play. Ronny Lilja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Correia, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Rui Patrício showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Magnusson in the 77th minute of the match. Sweden's Ronny Lilja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso Antunes in the 82nd minute of play. 85 minutes into the game, José Correia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Ronny Lilja was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Portugal's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Júlio Lopes in the 93rd minute. A nice corner shot did that Américo Marques got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ronny Lilja quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 95th minute Anders Njurenius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Patrício saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Portugal's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.