National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when José Correia kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, José Correia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tom Plumber. The goal made the score 1-0. Alexandre Queirós sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 9th minute Matty Staple shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tom Plumber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Correia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Correia scored 3-0 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tom Plumber, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Luxembourg getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Gerry Frantz hit a great ball. João Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matty Staple in the 26th minute of play. A collision led to Luxembourg getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Rory Downton hit a great ball. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Luxembourg's goalkeeper Tom Plumber, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luxembourg's Tom Plumber proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Luxembourg from getting a goal against them. Tom Plumber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Correia in the 38th minute of the match. After having played for 41 minutes, Sid Palmer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Luxembourg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sid Palmer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. João Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matty Staple in the 45th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Portugal made a substitution. Máximo Pimentel replaced Paulo Setúbal. The wind increased when Matty Staple made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Freitas in the 53rd minute of play forced Luxembourg's goalkeeper Tom Plumber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristóvão Faria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Tom Plumber tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luxembourg's Tom Plumber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Correia in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matty Staple in the 59th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper João Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Luxembourg's Matty Staple 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 Portugal's goalie prevented a goal. 63 minutes into the match, Luxembourg's goal looked a bit too open when Cristóvão Faria came free, but Tom Plumber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If José Correia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Domingos Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tom Plumber having to interfere. Portugal's João Lopes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Portugal from getting a goal against them. Domingos Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Tom Plumber tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luxembourg made a substitution. Francis Sheene replaced Karlheinz Baumstark. When Domingos Castro came up free with the goalie in the 80th 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 Domingos Castro couldn't finish the play. Tom Plumber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandre Queirós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luxembourg's Tom Plumber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domingos Castro in the 83rd minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Luís Faria had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tom Plumber. Luxembourg's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luís Faria was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Correia in the 89th minute of play forced Luxembourg's goalkeeper Tom Plumber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Luxembourg's goal looked a bit too open when José Correia came free, but Tom Plumber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, Luxembourg's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Faria came free, but Tom Plumber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Portugal getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Luís Faria hit a great ball. The supporters of Portugal booed when Luxembourg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Hamilton didn't get a good kick on the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Portugal had played much better football throughout.