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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jorge Mota got the match started through his kick off. Italy's Attilio Giammaria managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Augusto Bessa in the 2 minute of the game. A collision led to Portugal getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Vítor Machado hit a great ball. Portugal's Paulo Tavares got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Diogo Setúbal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Zollino in the 16th minute of the match. In the 17th minute Luís Leal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Mangione saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dennis Mangione showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Mota, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 21st minute Portugal were awarded a corner. Joaquim Ribeiro went to the cornerflag to take it. Diogo Setúbal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexander Zollino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Italy booed when Portugal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augusto Bessa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dennis Mangione showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Mota in the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th minute Paulo Tavares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Mangione saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dennis Mangione showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Tavares, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. A collision led to Italy getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Augusto Carciofo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Tavares in the 36th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Dennis Mangione to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gaetano Scirea hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Italy's Dennis Mangione played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Neves in the 46th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexander Zollino in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Diogo Setúbal saved Portugal from getting behind. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Portugal's Filipe Pinho was substituted for Jorge Mota. Portugal's Afonso Coimbra was substituted for João Neves. Portugal made a substitution. Raul Bessa replaced Joaquim Ribeiro. The supporters of Italy booed when Portugal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abel Fernandes didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Alexander Zollino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Italy's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexander Zollino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diogo Setúbal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 63 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Gaetano Scirea came free, but Diogo Setúbal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dennis Mangione made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paulo Tavares in the 64th minute. A throw-in in the 70th minute of the game was made by Emiliano Mauro with Gaetano Scirea as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 75th minute, Luís Leal 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: 0-1. Italy made a substitution. Beppe Nicolo replaced Domenico Quercia. Italy's Mattia Destro was substituted for Gaetano Scirea. Italy's attentive Augusto Carciofo managed to snatch the ball when Augusto Bessa made a throw-in in the 80th minute of the game. Italy's Augusto Carciofo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Augusto Bessa in the 81 minute of the game. A collision led to Portugal getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Emanuel Simões hit a great ball. Portugal's Diogo Setúbal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Albertini in the 87th minute of play. Portugal's Diogo Setúbal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yada Daa in the 94th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yada Daa in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Diogo Setúbal saved Portugal from getting behind. In the 94thth minute of the game Yada Daa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Portugal's Diogo Setúbal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Portugal's Diogo Setúbal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yada Daa in the 96th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Portugal eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.