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Arena de Mira Sintra
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Fábio Amorim came free, but Alexander Higgins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the game, Ashton Nelson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Scotland's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mira Sintra the free kick. Ashton Nelson kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Fábio Amorim's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Alexander Higgins skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Robert McNeill hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Mira Sintra's Gabriel Estrada got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fábio Amorim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Alexander Higgins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 24 minutes into the game, Gabriel Estrada was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mira Sintra's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Scotland the free kick. A collision led to Mira Sintra getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Gabriel Estrada hit a great ball. 29 minutes into the game, Hermínio Eiró was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mira Sintra's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Scotland the free kick. The supporters of Scotland booed when Mira Sintra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hermínio Eiró didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute Fábio Amorim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Higgins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Scotland's goalkeeper Alexander Higgins had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fábio Amorim. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fletcher Main in the 38th minute of play forced Mira Sintra's goalkeeper Nivaldo Miguéis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fábio Amorim stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fábio Amorim scored 1-0 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexander Higgins, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fábio Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Higgins having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Fábio Amorim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexander Higgins was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Fletcher Main could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Nivaldo Miguéis made a huge save. When the match clock showed 70 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Fábio Amorim sped through Scotland's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alexander Higgins. In the 75th minute Fábio Amorim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Higgins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Mira Sintra's Nivaldo Miguéis got control of the ball when Robert McNeill tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jaxson Russell hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. When Gabriel Estrada came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Mira Sintra 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 Gabriel Estrada couldn't finish the play. Fletcher Main took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nivaldo Miguéis. Nivaldo Miguéis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1.