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Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Conner Carragher kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Moura in the 3rd minute of play forced Manchester United F.C.'s goalkeeper Lyubcho Karadachki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manchester United F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Albin Apelquist in the 5th minute. A nice corner shot did that Albin Apelquist got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Wilson Amorim quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Conner Carragher got free with Wilson Amorim in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Manchester United F.C.'s Anacleto Emesto got a free kick in the 17th minute. When Portugal's Viriato Moura in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manchester United F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Conner Carragher in the 20th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Conner Carragher dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Wilson Amorim, 2-0. The audience was convinced that Viriato Moura's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lyubcho Karadachki was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Lyubcho Karadachki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Moura in the 28th minute of the match. After 29 minutes Manchester United F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Felipe Barreto who took care of the corner kick. Lyubcho Karadachki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Moreira in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute Conner Carragher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilson Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute of the game Elin Popovski made a throw-in which Mihail Mustakerski played forward. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albin Apelquist in the 45th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Viriato Moura was the one to do the kick off. Mihail Mustakerski hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After 53 played minutes Manchester United F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Mihail Mustakerski. In the 53rd minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyubcho Karadachki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Felipe Barreto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Portugal's supporters rose to their feet, but Felipe Barreto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lyubcho Karadachki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Manchester United F.C.'s Anacleto Emesto got a free kick in the 65th minute. Lyubcho Karadachki was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Daniel Pimentel. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartolomeu Dias in the 76th minute of play forced Manchester United F.C.'s goalkeeper Lyubcho Karadachki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Conner Carragher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Conner Carragher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Bartolomeu Dias came up free with the goalie in the 85th 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 Bartolomeu Dias couldn't finish the play. Manchester United F.C.'s Ðukan Braga was substituted for Anacleto Emesto. Lyubcho Karadachki made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Felipinho Amorim sent off a good shot on target. In the 91st minute, Felipinho Amorim ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lyubcho Karadachki was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albin Apelquist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Manchester United F.C. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Portugal's performance. The match ended with a win for Portugal.