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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Frank Arruda started the match with the kick off. Wilson Amorim didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 9th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, Frank Arruda had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frank Arruda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 15 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when 龚明潮 came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Portugal's attentive Daniel Pimentel managed to snatch the ball when Donato Prado made a throw-in in the 17th minute of the game. Saad Man took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the MengãOShowS - FDFDF defense, Viriato Moura kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Saad Man. The MengãOShowS - FDFDF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Saad Man should have stopped the shot. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Arruda in the 25th minute of play. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Arruda, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 27th match minute, MengãOShowS - FDFDF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donato Prado to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Barreto in the 32nd minute of play forced MengãOShowS - FDFDF's goalkeeper Saad Man to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Barreto in the 33rd minute of play forced MengãOShowS - FDFDF's goalkeeper Saad Man to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Felipe Barreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Saad Man showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Portugal's Wilson Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Portugal from getting a goal against them. 37 minutes into the match, MengãOShowS - FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Barreto came free, but Saad Man reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felipe Barreto took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Saad Man. Saad Man dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. In the 44th minute, Raul Caetano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 45 minutes into the match, MengãOShowS - FDFDF's Kang Xing broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Viriato Moura made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Portugal were awarded a corner. Felipe Barreto went to the cornerflag to take it. With his leg Saad Man managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when Portugal's Felipe Barreto fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 57th minute Adrian Mutu 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. Felipe Barreto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Saad Man made a huge save. In the 68th minute, Felipe Barreto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Saad Man was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Portugal made a substitution. Bartolomeu Dias replaced Viriato Moura. Adrian Mutu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilson Amorim having to interfere. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tony Albuquerque in the 74th minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Bruno Bastos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kang Xing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MengãOShowS - FDFDF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kang Xing in the 79th minute. At last the ball reached Frank Arruda at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Portugal. 3-3. 82 minutes into the game, Adrian Mutu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-3. Wilson Amorim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tony Albuquerque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Adrian Mutu came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the MengãOShowS - FDFDF 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 Adrian Mutu couldn't finish the play. With an all-out effort, Portugal's Saad Man threw himself towards the right post 90 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bartolomeu Dias, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Tony Albuquerque fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilson Amorim having to interfere. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Mutu, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The MengãOShowS - FDFDF fans cheered their team off the field, for while Portugal had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.