National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 13604 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 3316, VIP seats: 288) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Romão Mourato kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerry Sellers in the 6th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Man Fish to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tony Pacheco in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute, Kerry Sellers made a precise shot to the right of Man Fish. Portugal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kerry Sellers in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Man Fish saved Portugal from getting behind. Romão Mourato received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Matthew Benjamin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Man Fish showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kerry Sellers in the 23rd minute of the match. Matthew Benjamin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Romão Mourato went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 28th minute, Romão Mourato got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Portugal's Man Fish played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kerry Sellers in the 31st minute of play. In the 36th minute, Kerry Sellers made a precise shot to the right of Man Fish. Portugal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Man Fish made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kerry Sellers in the 41st minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Kerry Sellers made a precise shot to the right of Man Fish. Portugal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. A collision led to Portugal getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Herberto Ribas hit a great ball.

The wind increased when Kerry Sellers made the kick off in the second half. Matthew Benjamin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romão Mourato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matthew Benjamin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romão Mourato in the 53rd minute of play. Fabiano Portela made in the 54th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Marcos Monsanto however managed to control. In the 55th minute, Romão Mourato 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: 2-4. When Portugal's Romão Mourato in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA's goalie prevented a goal. 64 minutes into the game, Romão Mourato cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-4. Matthew Benjamin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kerry Sellers could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Man Fish made a huge save. Matthew Benjamin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romão Mourato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute, Alexandre Valido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Portugal's Júlio Viveiros was substituted for Filipe Viveiros. Portugal's Adalberto Viegas was substituted for Romão Mourato. USA made a substitution. Nathaniel Burnett replaced Kerry Sellers. After 92 played minutes Portugal got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Valido. The crowd rose to their feet as USA's Nathaniel Burnett slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Man Fish. That made the score 3-5 after 93 minutes of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched USA eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.